Re: Adding python3-typing binary package (Was: ruamel.yaml backport)

[Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>]

Andreas Tille:
> Hi Hans-Christoph,
> 
> On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 12:38:23PM +0200, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>>
>> Andreas Tille:
>>> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 11:02:20PM +0200, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>>>> __________________________________________________ ERROR collecting
>>>>> src/test_typing.py __________________________________________________
>>>>> import file mismatch:
>>>>> imported module 'test_typing' has this __file__ attribute:
>>>>>   /export/share/code/collab-maint/python-typing/python2/test_typing.py
>>>>> which is not the same as the test file we want to collect:
>>>>>   /export/share/code/collab-maint/python-typing/src/test_typing.py
>>>>> HINT: remove __pycache__ / .pyc files and/or use a unique basename for
>>>>> your test file modules
>>>>> ================================================== 136 passed, 1 error
>>>>> in 0.17 seconds ==================================================
>>>>
>>>> Ok, I figured it out, I needed to do this in debian/rules:
>>>>
>>>> override_dh_auto_test:
>>>>         python2 -m pytest python2/
>>>>         python3 -m pytest src/
>>>>
>>>> So I'll work with the maintainer to get this into sid, then work on the
>>>> backport.
> 
>>
>> Yeah, I just realized that there is no need to have python3-typing in
>> stretch or sid since the typing module is already provided by Python >= 3.5.
>>
>> The patch is attached.  Thanks for the upload!
> 
> Ahhh, sorry, I was not aware that we need to introduce a new binary
> package of python-typing.  This surely needs confirmation of backport
> ftpmasters.  I have no idea whether this can be done.
> 
> BTW, next time please provide a *minimal* patch not changing line spacing
> nor changing debhelper compat level.

I know of no other way to add a python3 module.  I'm guessing its
against Policy to put the Python3 stuff in a binary package called
python-typing.

I think this is a good case for allowing a new package in
jessie-backports.  There is no other way to support python3-typing there.

.hc