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Re: python-central vs python-support



Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:

> - An Arch: any python-foo extension package must depend on
>   python (>= $minver), python (<< $maxver+1), where $minver is the earliest
>   python ABI that it includes a compiled extension for and $maxver is the
>   latest python ABI that it includes a compiled extension for.
> - These $minver and $maxver values should not be hard-coded in
>   debian/control; they should be automatically populated via a substvar
>   that's set by the same tool that knows how to handle doing the multiple
>   binary builds (if required).
> - binNMUing such a package becomes possible to change either $minver or
>   $maxver as needed without any requirement of source edits.

I'm fine with this. Generation of boundaries virtually removes
boundaries (meaning no arbitrary boundaries remains).

:-)

-- 
Marc Dequènes (Duck)

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