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Re: [pkg-fso-maint] Bug#547510: zhone refuse to start



Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
> Normally the scripts are not copied a second time, if they exist at the
> destination (have a look at winpdb, for example - if you want to build it in a
> chroot, don't forget to s/python/python-all/ in the build-deps. So usually - and
> in my experience - dh does the right thing as it is now.
> The last time we had such an issue it was due to the setup.py doing weird things
> (like creating the to-be-installed script on the fly). I didn't have the time to
> investigate in zhone, but I'm kinda sure its an issue with its setup.py.

I can reproduce the same problem with winpdb if I comment out
the rules file's inclusion of dpatch. The patching changes the
mtime of winpdb.py, and that *somehow* causes setup.py to behave
differently and in a way that dh_auto_install must accidentially
depend on.

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see shy jo

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