Hi Andreas--
On Fri 2026-09-04 19:20:32 +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> I an very very far from beineg a python packaging guru baut afaict we are
> doing what python policy requires, we build for all support python
> version ("py3versions -s"). This changed as the part of the 3.14
> transition.
yes, i also think we're currently doing it right (see my followup
closing this ticket in the BTS).
>> It looks like upstream already migrated to pyproject, so maybe the first
>> step here is to switch to the pyproject backend for debhelper and see
>> whether the standard debian packaging infrastructure ends up doing the
>> right thing.
>
> I am not sure whether this is ready for use, the currently used build system
> uses ./configure to generate setup.py from setup.py.in and runs it via
> automake.
I agree. This might be something to experiment with going forward, but
it's probably not an urgent change.
--dkg
