On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 07:14:08AM +0100, Ingo Saitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: python2.3-libxml2 > Version: 2.6.16-3 > Severity: critical > Justification: breaks unrelated software > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I installed python2.3-libxml2 as a dependency package and removed it > again sometime later. I also use straw as a rss reader an suddenly it > failed to fetch new data after a restart (see below). But straw was > still working in a clean sid chroot, so I dug... > > It seems, python2.3-libxml2 does not bytecompile its files in > /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages on its own, but somehow I got > bytecompiled files (*.pyc and *.pyo for every *.py file), probably due > to a python update which recompiled everything. These files were left > over on the package purge causing straw to hiccup. > > Please read the Debian Python Policy, especially "2.5 Modules > Bytecompilation" how to correctly bytecompile and clean up: > http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ch-module_packages.html#s-bytecompilation
Erf. You know what ? I was considering using dh_python some day, I'm being pushed here ;) Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]