Bug#796030: RFS: tablesnap/0.7.2-1 [ITP] -- Backup utility for the Cassandra database
Hi,
>Ok, I've tested on a clean jessie install and the systemd script works
>as expected. I also made sure this package will build properly against
>sid.
wonderful
>The python-3to2 packages does not appear to exist in jessie, only
>stretch and sid. 3to2 is not installed by the python package in sid,
>only with the python-3to2 package. I can add this as a dependency, but
>then I won't be able to build for jessie anymore. If I build against
>sid without the python-3to2 dependency, the resulting deb will install
>on jessie, but this feels wrong.
I can backport, but this is wrong.
>Is there a simpler way to accomplish this, maybe by just shipping two
>versions of the scripts upstream? I am also the upstream maintainer, so
>I can ask myself to make that change :)
yes, use 2to3 at build time, it is available in python package (I guess)
and converts the code to use python3 features/style.
I can backport 3to2 if needed, of course :)
cheers,
G.
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