Re: python or python-dev ?

[Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>]

* Ludovico Cavedon <cavedon@debian.org>, 2010-03-09, 15:15:
> /usr/share/doc/python-support/README.gz says:
> >  * If your package is arch-all:
> >    - Build it using its standard build system.
> >    - Build-depend on python-dev.
>
> lintian says:
> > N:    The given package appears to have a Python development package
> > N:    (python-dev, python-all-dev or pythonX.Y-dev) listed in its
> > N:    Build-Depends or Build-Depends-Indep fields, but only "Architecture:
> > N:    all" packages are built by this source package. Python applications and
> > N:    modules do not usually require those dev packages, so you should
> > N:    consider removing them in favour of python, python-all or pythonX.Y.
>
> Looks like they are in contradiction... which one is the right one?
> I would say lintian, but I am not sure...

See this:
http://bugs.debian.org/563749

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Jakub Wilk

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