On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 06:48:58AM -0500, Richard Laager wrote: > The dependency on python3 seems harmless. Granted, it is currently > implied by python3-dev, but those dependencies exist for different > reasons. I Build-Depend on python3-dev because I am building a Python C > module. I Build-Depend on python3 because the upstream build process > uses waf, which is written in Python. > > Upstream is currently discussing rewriting the client tools in Go. If > that were to happen, I would remove python3-dev, but python3 should > remain a Build-Depend, as they'd still be using waf.
Fair enough.
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