Bug#375318: lintian: New python related checks
Package: lintian
Version: 1.23.21
Severity: wishlist
With the latest changes in python-related packaging, some comme patterns
of error are starting to emerge... so let's check them with lintian.
1/ If you detect dh_pysupport or dh_pycentral, you should have a
corresponding python-support or python-central build-dependency.
(CDBS use a variable DEB_PYTHON_SYSTEM=pysupport/pycentral to select
between them so check for that as well)
2/ We should encourage to switch to the new policy, so a warning if we're
not using it would be welcome. There's no single way to detect that but
the most common way is that packages are using dh_python and have thus a
debian/pycompat containing 2. If you detect dh_python and not
debian/pycompat then you should issue a warning about the need to move to
the new policy. You can refer them to this URL:
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianPython/NewPolicy
3/ If one has dh_python and debian/pycompat=2, then it needs to
build-depends on at least "debhelper (>= 5.0.37.2)".
4/ arch: all .deb should usually no more have dependencies like "python
(<< <something>)" if they use the new policy. That could also be a useful
warning indicating that the packages have not been converted.
That's a good start IMO. We could add many more test for the python policy
itself (and not for its infrastructure), but it's a bit more difficult.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages lintian depends on:
ii binutils 2.16.1cvs20060413-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii diffstat 1.41-1 produces graph of changes introduc
ii dpkg-dev 1.13.22 package building tools for Debian
ii file 4.17-2 Determines file type using "magic"
ii gettext 0.14.6-1 GNU Internationalization utilities
ii intltool-debian 0.34.2+20060512 Help i18n of RFC822 compliant conf
ii libparse-debianchang 1.0-1 parse Debian changelogs and output
ii man-db 2.4.3-3 The on-line manual pager
ii perl [libdigest-md5- 5.8.8-6 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
lintian recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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