On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 18:50:29 -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org > Usertags: unblock > > Please unblock package python-defaults > A few comments/questions below. > The RC bug in unstable (#680793) that prevented this from migrating with an > automatice freeze exception is fixed in this upload. Unblocking this will do > a number of beneficial things for squeeze: > I assume s/squeeze/wheezy/ (and below) > - Match the version number for python and python2.7.3. Although this is > costmetic, it does cause confusion. > > - Matches the feature set in squeeze between dh_python2 and dh_python3. It > would be difficult for backporters, derivatives, and third party vendors to > keep straight which did what with a skewed feature set. This is better > avoided. > > This is low risk to do because the changes have already been exercised in > dh_python3. In fact, the issues it had were with dh_python2 code that had not > been completely adapted to python3. The changes in this package for python > are solid. > There's also much fewer users of python3 than python2... > I am attaching both the debdiff for this upload and for testing to show the > minor nature of the changes from what already had, at one time, a freeze > exception. > > unblock python-defaults/2.7.3-2 > diff -Nru python-defaults-2.7.3~rc2/debian/changelog python-defaults-2.7.3/debian/changelog > --- python-defaults-2.7.3~rc2/debian/changelog 2012-06-05 22:58:56.000000000 -0400 > +++ python-defaults-2.7.3/debian/changelog 2012-07-26 18:26:27.000000000 -0400 > @@ -1,3 +1,46 @@ > +python-defaults (2.7.3-2) unstable; urgency=low > + > + * dh_python2: ignore empty files while trying to normalize shebangs > + (Closes: #680793) > + * Fix lack of python-imaging in pydist/dist_fallback > + - Add python-imaging override to pydist/generate_fallback_list.py > + - pydist/dist_fallback: Regenerate to add python-imaging (which wasn't > + recognized before due to .pth file) along with a few automatic > + adjustments > + > + -- Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:03:32 +0200 > + > +python-defaults (2.7.3-1) unstable; urgency=low > + > + [ Piotr Ożarowski ] > + * dh_python2: > + - remove even more \.so.* dangling symlinks, thanks to Stefano > + Rivera for providing a test case > + - rewrite shebangs by default (disable via --no-shebang-rewrite), > + examples: > + + "/usr/bin/env python*" → "/usr/bin/python*" > + + "/usr/local/bin/python foo" → "/usr/bin/python foo" > + + "/usr/bin/python2" → "/usr/bin/python" > + - new --shebang option to replace all shebangs in bin dirs > + (example: --shebang /usr/bin/python2.6) > + - no longer generates python2.X | python2.Y depenendies for public modules > + (Closes: 625740) > + - translate Python version numbers into Debian ones for those > + require.txt items that have a pydist file with (uscan like) rules > + or PEP386 flag (Closes: #653740) > + * Improve dh_python2 manpage a bit, add information about cleaning debug > + packages (Closes: #653741) > + * pyversions, dh_python2, pycompile: allow to override system's list of > + supported Python versions via DEBPYTHON_SUPPORTED and default Python > + version via DEBPYTHON_DEFAULT env. variables So I'm rather uneasy about this bit with env vars... It doesn't seem to fix a bug (much less a RC one), and I'm not sure why we need that. > + * Debhelper's python2 sequence now inserts dh_python2 before dh_installinit > + (closes: 670418) > + > + [ Scott Kitterman ] > + * Bump upstream version to match current unstable/wheezy python2.7 version > + > + -- Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:23:59 +0200 > + > python-defaults (2.7.3~rc2-1) unstable; urgency=low > > [ Scott Kitterman ] Why is some stuff being removed from pydist/dist_fallback? What is that file for? And as discussed on IRC the prerm/postrm changes are broken and need a revert. Cheers, Julien
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