Advene package - python2 packaging issues

[Olivier Aubert]

Hello

With the help of Jonas, I have finally been able to transition the
advene package to dh_python2 (now on my todo-list: propose additions to
the CDBS doc to document it). All previous comments have been addressed.

I am now looking for a DD (Jonas again?) that would be willing to
collaborate with me. I am ready to handle all maintenance of the
package, but I cannot upload it.

Best regards,
Olivier

On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 09:28 +0200, Olivier Aubert wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I did not get any answer to my previous e-mail (below), so I will
> summarize the questions:
> 
> - does anyone know actual packages that use CDBS + "the new python
> install helper shipped with python itself on Debian"? I am willing to
> fix this in my package and submit patches to documentation, to improve
> the state of things.
> 
> - once this issue is fixed, is there a DD (Jonas?) that would be willing
> to collaborate with me? I am ready to handle all maintenance of the
> package, but I cannot upload it.
> 
> Thanks, and have a nice day
> Olivier
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Olivier Aubert <olivier.aubert at liris.cnrs.fr>
> Reply-to: olivier.aubert at liris.cnrs.fr
> To: pkg-multimedia-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org
> Subject: Advene packag e- python2 packaging issues
> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 17:40:32 +0200
> 
> Hello Jonas (and all)
> 
> Thanks for your answer and your interest. I am of course ready to
> actively maintain this package (all the more that I am the upstream
> also). I have addressed most of your remarks, but I still have some
> issues and would appreciate your hinsight:
> 
> > The two custom Python packaging helpers python-central and 
> > python-support is deprecated.  Drop that line from debian/rules and 
> > adjust the control file to use hints suitable for the new python install 
> > helper shipped with python itself on Debian.
> I have tried to remove the pysupport method, but setup.py is not
> invoked, and I lack information on how to specify appropriate hints. I
> read (many times) through
> 
>  * the CDBS doc (examples use pysupport)
> 
>  * the http://wiki.debian.org/Python/Policy (says to use either
> pycentral or pysupport)
> 
>  *
> http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ap-packaging_tools.html#s-distutils (the CDBS part is a bit terse, and does not give any configuration examples/information).
> 
>  * the #604718 bug says to specify DEB_PYTHON_SYSTEM=python2, but it
> fails in current 0.4.93 CDBS saying "leave empty for default
> python2/python3"
> 
>  * the /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/python-vars.mk file, where a
> DEB_PYTHON2_MODULE_PACKAGES is specified. But setting it does not invoke
> setup.py.
> 
> I only found that setup.py on Debian now has an additional
> --install-layout=deb but did not figure how to have CDBS properly use it
> (apart from specifying it explicitly in DEB_PYTHON_INSTALL_ARGS_ALL).
> 
> Could you give me some pointer (doc or up-to-date example package)?
> 
> > I notice there are binary gettext *.mo files shipped with the
> upstream 
> > source.  It seems that they are only (re)generated from the source files 
> > when the Makefile is invoked, and I suspect that won't happen as part of 
> > the distutils routines.  Please ensure that Debian binary packages do 
> > not use binary blobs shipped from upstream, but compile fresh binary 
> > chunks instead.
> Indeed. I will fix this upstream, but in the meantime (I will not do a
> relase just for that, so it will take some weeks before appearing), I
> could invoke po/Makefile in common-build-indep to overwrite shipped
> files if necessary. Do you think it is appropriate?
> 
> > Please enable the CDBS utils.mk rule, enable copyright-check and hinted 
> > initially when then compiling, and ensure that debian/copyright 
> > appropriately contains all(!) copyright and licensing info of the source 
> > tarball.  E.g. mac/Cillop seems to be from a different project but is 
> > not listed with copyright holders or licensing in the copyright file. 
> > Apparently upstream has a pending item related to this in doc/TODO.
> Done (that is what took some time...)
> 
> > Please consider using newest draft of DEP-5.
> Done.
> 
> > Instead of debian/docs I suggest to use CDBS variables in debian/rules, 
> > with a wildcard for doc/* and properly listing CHANGES.txt as upstream 
> > changelog file.
> Done.
> 
> Have a nice day. Regards,
> Olivier
> 
> 
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