[Jonas Meurer, 2009-07-02] > At preparing zope2.11.3 packages, I found several python (test-)modules > that do have python2.5/python2.6 code. This code is mostly for checking > python2.5/python2.6 support, and thus isn't relevant for the > functionality of zope itself. > > Zope2.11.3 still requires python2.4, so when the package is installed, > python-central exits with a byte-compiling error, see below. > > Is there any possiblity to exclude/ignore the modules in question at > byte-compilation time? I found -X for dh_pycentral, but that one doesn't > seem to do what I expected it to do. if these tests are the only parts that require newer Python version (if not, simply bump XS-Python-Version or debian/pyversions) - while building the package you can loop over all requested Python versions and remove files that you don't want to be used with specific Python version - see python-beaker[1] package for an example. Your helper tool will detect this and do the right thing at install time. [1] http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/python-modules/packages/beaker/trunk/debian/rules > Another solution would be to completely remove the test modules in > question, but that would require a lot of work, as at least the > mechanize module (last error) is used in several other test modules of > zope2.11.3, and I don't want to remove all/most test modules after all. add near the top of debian/rules these lines: | -include /usr/share/python/python.mk | ifeq (,$(py_libdir)) | py_libdir = /usr/lib/python$(subst python,,$(1))/site-packages | endif and later (after setup.py install but *before* dh_pysupport/dh_pycentral): | rm -rf $(CURDIR)/debian/python-foo/$(call py_libdir,$*)/bar/tests where "$*" is current Python version (you can replace it with `pyversions -vd` if you do not loop over all requested Python versions) PS consider switching to python-support or we'll force you to do this in few months ;-) -- http://people.debian.org/~piotr/sponsor
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