Re: python 2.6 lenny backport

[Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>]

* Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>, 2010-12-09, 19:12:
> > > i need some help on python 2.6 lenny backport
> > > maybe somebody can help me about symbols.
> > >
> > > i try to backport the python2.6 package on lenny and I have a problem 
> > > with the libpython shlibs.
> > >
> > >
> > > dpkg-gensymbols give me dependencies with the 2.6.6-6~bpo50+1  
> > > version. how can i bypass this error
> >
> > I don't know.  The init_* symbols are marked as optional because these 
> > modules can be built as builtins or extensions. I don't know why 
> > dpkg-gensymbols complains.

dpkg-dev from lenny doesn't support symbol tags.

> There is no thing such as "(optional)" according to deb-symbols(5), the
> format is:
>        <symbol> <minimal version>[ <id of dependency template> ]

See dpkg-gensymbols(1), section "Using symbol tags".

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Jakub Wilk