Bug#393074: python-matplotlib conflicts with python-dateutil

[Mark Hymers]

tags 393074 +patch
thanks

On Sat, 14, Oct, 2006 at 10:19:21PM +0200, Daniele Tricoli spoke thus..
 python-matplotlib contains a non complete version of python-dateutil.
 Can't it depend on that package instead?

The problem is that matplotlib builds its own copy of dateutil if it's
not present at build-time.  This doesn't result in dpkg throwing an
error because the two copies of dateutil get installed into different
places because one uses python-support and one python-central...

The simplest way to avoid this is for matplotlib to Build-Depend on
python-dateutil and therefore not build its own copy.  The maintainer
might also want to modify debian/rules to ensure the build fails if it
tries to ship the dateutil files.

NMU patch attached.

Cheers,

Mark

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diff -Naur matplotlib-0.87.5-old/debian/changelog 
matplotlib-0.87.5-new/debian/changelog
--- matplotlib-0.87.5-old/debian/changelog  2006-10-29 01:58:02.0 
+0100
+++ matplotlib-0.87.5-new/debian/changelog  2006-10-29 01:57:53.0 
+0100
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+matplotlib (0.87.5-2.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Build-Depend on python-dateutil so that we don't supply our internal copy.
+Closes: #393074.
+
+ -- Mark Hymers [EMAIL PROTECTED]  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:57:17 +0100
+
 matplotlib (0.87.5-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Fixed python-numpy dependency. Closes: #387440
diff -Naur matplotlib-0.87.5-old/debian/control 
matplotlib-0.87.5-new/debian/control
--- matplotlib-0.87.5-old/debian/control2006-10-29 01:58:02.0 
+0100
+++ matplotlib-0.87.5-new/debian/control2006-10-29 01:57:08.0 
+0100
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Vittorio Palmisano [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Uploaders: Marco Presi (Zufus) [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alexandre Fayolle [EMAIL 
PROTECTED]
-Build-Depends: debhelper (= 5.0.37.2), python-all-dev(=2.3.5-7), 
python-central (= 0.5), python-all (=2.3.5-7), 
dpatch,python-gtk2-dev,python-numeric(=24.2-3),  
python-numarray(=1.5.1-3),python-numpy (=1:1.0b5), python-numpy-ext 
(=1:1.0b5), python-numpy-dev(=1:1.0b5), libgtk2.0-dev, 
libfreetype6-dev,zlib1g-dev,  libpng-dev, tk8.4-dev, python-tk, tcl8.4-dev, 
python-epydoc, python-setuptools (=0.6b3-1), python-tz,  xvfb [!s390], 
xbase-clients[!s390]
+Build-Depends: debhelper (= 5.0.37.2), python-dateutil, 
python-all-dev(=2.3.5-7), python-central (= 0.5), python-all (=2.3.5-7), 
dpatch,python-gtk2-dev,python-numeric(=24.2-3),  
python-numarray(=1.5.1-3),python-numpy (=1:1.0b5), python-numpy-ext 
(=1:1.0b5), python-numpy-dev(=1:1.0b5), libgtk2.0-dev, 
libfreetype6-dev,zlib1g-dev,  libpng-dev, tk8.4-dev, python-tk, tcl8.4-dev, 
python-epydoc, python-setuptools (=0.6b3-1), python-tz,  xvfb [!s390], 
xbase-clients[!s390]
 XS-Python-Version: all
 Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 


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Bug#393074: python-matplotlib conflicts with python-dateutil

[Daniele Tricoli]

Package: python-matplotlib
Version: 0.87.5-2
Severity: serious
Justification: Policy 7.2


python-matplotlib contains a non complete version of python-dateutil.
Can't it depend on that package instead?

If you try to import zoneinfo and you have python-matplotlib installed,
you wil get this:

 from dateutil import zoneinfo
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File stdin, line 1, in ?
  ImportError: cannot import name zoneinfo

Look here:
http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?word=dateutilsearchmode=searchfilesanddirscase=insensitiveversion=testingarch=i386

Cheers,
Daniele Tricoli 'Eriol'

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Versions of packages python-matplotlib depends on:
ii  dvipng  1.5-2.1+b1   convert PNG graphics from DVI file
ii  python  2.4.3-11 An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-central  0.5.5register and build utility for Pyt
ii  python-dev  2.4.3-11 Header files and a static library 
ii  python-gd   0.52debian-2 Python module wrapper for libgd
ii  python-gtk2 2.8.6-6  Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python-matplotlib-data  0.87.5-2 python based plotting system (data
ii  python-numarray 1.5.2-2  An array processing package modell
ii  python-numarray-ext 1.5.2-2  Extension modules for Python array
ii  python-numeric  24.2-6   Numerical (matrix-oriented) Mathem
ii  python-numeric-ext  24.2-6   Extension modules for Numeric Pyth
ii  python-numpy1:1.0rc1-1   Numerical Python adds a fast array
ii  python-qt3  3.16-1.2 Qt3 bindings for Python
ii  python-tz   2006g-1  Python version of the Olson timezo

python-matplotlib recommends no packages.

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