Re: Bug#619487: lintian: dh_python2 dropped ${python:Breaks} and triggers old-versioned-python-dependency again
[Stefano Rivera, 2011-03-24]
> Hi, since #604167 was resolved, dh_python2 changed behaviour in
> python-defaults 2.6.6-12, and doesn't use ${python:Breaks} any more.
> Thus all packages installing public modules with dh_python2 will trigger
> old-versioned-python-dependency.
>
> I suggest either rewording it to say "This is the expected behaviour
> with dh_python2", or only display the message when dh_python2 is not
> being used.
>
> I guess dh_python2 can be detected in a binary package by looking for
> "Automatically added by dh_python2" in postinst.
IMHO old-versioned-python-dependency tag should be simply removed from
lintian. These dependencies can be valid even if dh_py{central,support,thon2}
is not used (debian-python@l.d.o CCed for confirmation)
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