Re: dh_python2 and large /usr/share/pyshared

[Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>]

* Olе Streicher <debian-devel@liska.ath.cx>, 2012-07-10, 12:14:
> I am trying to create a python package (astropy) that has a few arch 
> specific modules built (.so files), and a rather large amount of shared 
> code in /usr/share/pyshared/. Therefore, lintian complains (well: 
> rather informs) about
>
> I: python-astropy: arch-dep-package-has-big-usr-share 4137kB 87%
>
> How do I create an arch independend package that contains these files? 
> Since in tmp/ everything is still in usr/lib/, I cannot just put a
>
> /usr/share/pyshared
>
> into the .install file.

I know NeuroDebian folks have been splitting their packages this way 
(see e.g. pymvpa2 debian/rules).

But to be frank, I'd rather not do that. You will likely end up with 
either dependency loop or a package that is not useful for anything when 
installed alone.

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Jakub Wilk