Bug#654474: Doesn't contain source for waf binary code

2012-02-07 Thread Ian Jackson
Alexander Reichle-Schmehl writes ("Re: Doesn't contain source for waf binary code"): > However, regarding that specific point: waf once was packaged in > Debian. See <20100227195857.07540195@utumno> > (http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2010/02/msg00714.html) for details > about the removal.

Bug#654474: Doesn't contain source for waf binary code

2012-02-07 Thread Alexander Reichle-Schmehl
Hi! Am 07.02.2012 14:16, schrieb Ian Jackson: > * Upstream waf should be packaged somehow. Upstream's declared >policy of asking packages to ship a copy of waf suggests that there >won't be much API stability so we will need to encode the waf >version number in the package name, an

Bug#654474: Doesn't contain source for waf binary code

2012-02-07 Thread Ian Jackson
Michael Biebl writes ("Doesn't contain source for waf binary code"): > as this issue affects quite a few packages, I'd like to bring this up > for wider discussion. > > The issue basically is, that the waf build system uses a python script, > which embeds a bz2 tarball containing further python so

Bug#654474: Doesn't contain source for waf binary code

2012-02-03 Thread Michael Biebl
Hi, as this issue affects quite a few packages, I'd like to bring this up for wider discussion. The issue basically is, that the waf build system uses a python script, which embeds a bz2 tarball containing further python sources. Those are unpacked to .waf-*/ when the waf script is executed. More