Re: Bug#221523: Causes build failures

[Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>]

> > python2.3 (2.3.2-3) unstable; urgency=low
> > 
> >   * Downgrade the dependency of python2.3 on python (>= 2.3) to
> >     a recommendation.
> > 
> > this seems to have caused buildds to fail because 'python' does not 
> > exist when building packages build-depending on python2.3-dev
> > 
> > For example:
> > 
> > http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.php?&pkg=ecasound2.2&ver=2.3.0-4&arch=hppa&stamp=1069186627&file=log&as=raw
> 
> well, I think this is bug in these packages. OTOH, if there are too
> many of these, it might be better to change it back. I did never see
> much sense in keeping pythonX.Y without keeping python.

The configure script is checking for 'python' script.

What was the original reason for the 'recommends' instead of 
'depends'? It's not really clear to me.


The policy recommends using pythonx.x-dev for build-depends, 
and that implies one must call python via python2.3 etc. ? 

I'm not sure if I'm really comfortable with having to do that.



regards,
	junichi