Re: Migrating unmanaged Python library extension from ‘python-central’ to ‘python-support’

[Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>]

Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> writes:

> [Ben Finney, 2009-04-15]
> > The only way that I know of so far to get ‘dh_pysupport’ to find and
> > install the module correctly is:
> > 
> > * Copy the file from ‘writers/manpage.py’ into ‘usr/lib/$(shell
> >   pyversions -d)/site-packages/docutils/writers/.’. If I omit this step,
> >   there is no indication that the modules should be in the
> >   ‘docutils/writers/’ system library directory.
> > 
> > * Tell ‘dh_install’ to install
> >   ‘usr/lib/python*/site-packages/docutils/writers/’. If I omit this
> >   step, ‘dh_pysupport’ ignores the module and it doesn't end up in the
> >   package at all.
> > 
> > * Tell ‘dh_pysupport’ to do its thing.
> 
> dh_pysupport should be as small as possible, it should not do
> dh_install's job, IMO.

I'm not sure why you think I'm expecting that.

> Just fill in .install file, and then call `dh_install; dh_pysupport`
> in debian/rules

As I said in the original message, I'd love to just do that; but it
doesn't work, as explained in the material you quoted above.

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Ben Finney