Hi Scott On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:44:07 -0500 Scott Kitterman <deb...@kitterman.com> wrote: > Package: eog-plugins > Version: 3.16.3-1 > Severity: important > Tags: patch > > Currently, eog-plugins gets python3 interpreter depends like this (when > built with python3.4 as default python3): > > python3 (<< 3.5), python3 (>= 3.4~), python3.4 > > As a result, eog-plugins became uninstallable once the default was updated > to python3.5. While a binNMU corrected this, it's entirely unnecessary. I > looked and there's no compiled python extensions in the plugins, it's all > arch all python that does not need rebuilding when the version changes. > > Ths problem is that because dh_python3 was being called for all plugins, some > of which are compiled, dh_python treated them as python3 extensions for > dependency calculation. > > Please see the attached patch that addresses this issue. With it the python3 > interpreter depend is: > > python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~) > > No more trouble during transitions, the package is always installable.
That patch looks like it could easily get out-of-date once new py files are added as it can be easily forgotten to update the list. I'm therefore a bit worried to apply the patch as is. Regards, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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