Bug#972213: boost1.71: Please indicate some way which python versions you support
Source: boost1.71
Followup-For: Bug #972213
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-python@lists.debian.org
Would it make sense to use the Built-Using [1] header?
e.g.
Built-Using: python3.8 python3.9
dh_python3 knows if the module includes extensions
(*_python*.so.) and could inject the pythons into Built-Using.
dh_golang does something like this for the Go packages. There's a
nuance which I don't fully understand about the intended use of
Built-Using, which means it's not really the proper solution for the
Go packages. I think that's related to the fact that Go applications
are statically linked. The Python extensions are dynamically linked
so maybe Built-Using could work fine.
[1]
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#additional-source-packages-used-to-build-the-binary-built-using
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