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Bug#881633: Creation of vim-python3 virtual package



On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 10:15:31AM -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 15 2017, James McCoy wrote:
> 
> > One thing I'd like to note is that none of the vim-$lang virtual
> > packages are currently listed in Policy's set of virtual packages.
> > That was an oversight on the Vim maintainers side when the package
> > names were introduced, but maybe now would be a good time to correct
> > that.
> 
> The point of listing virtual packages in Policy is to deal with
> disparate people maintaining packages that Provide the virtual package.
> If the people using the virtual packages are part of a tightly-knit
> packaging team, they can maintain the virtual packages themselves,
> without listing them in Policy.

Ok.  I had a recollection of that.

> In light of this, could you confirm that this needs to go into Policy?
> I am not familiar with you Vim guys, what with being the co-maintainer
> of a dh_* tool for Emacs addons..

I don't think so.  Victor?

Cheers,
-- 
James
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