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Re: Bug#278290: could check for python build-dep when dh_python is used



also sprach Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt <marc@marcbrockschmidt.de> [2004.10.26.1927 +0200]:
> No, note the optional. Just think of some software with an
> optional python extension. You can build it with some special make
> flags, but the normal package doesn't include. As the maintainer
> is a good guy, he provides the needed makefile stuff in
> debian/rules and says to his users: If you need the python
> extension, add optional-python-package to the binary-indep
> dependencies.

I would tell that maintainer to build that optional stuff into its
own DEB file. I have never seen such practice before. Anyway, it
could be overridden for such a special case.

> > True. Well, still doable...
> 
> Yes? Do it, please.

I can't afford to dive into lintian right now. Weren't the regexp
ideas enough?

Sorry,

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