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From: Arian Ott <arian.ott@ieee.org>
Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python
Subject: RFC: Packaging pyartnet - Patch build system from uv to setuptools?
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:20:02 +0100
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Hello everyone,

I am currently packaging pyartnet for Debian (Bug: 1124471). The upstream
project uses uv as build backend. When building the package, gbp fails
since uv_build is unavailable and can't be imported.

Pyartnet requires no significant external libraries.
Can I switch the build backend to setuptools using a patch or is this
considered bad practice?

https://salsa.debian.org/Arian-Ott/pyartnet/-/blob/debian/latest/pyproject.=
toml?ref_type=3Dheads#L62-64

Happy new year!

Best,
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*Arian Ott*

*Student in Business Informatics =E2=80=93 Data Science* Member | IEEE
Mail: arian.ott@ieee.org
Linkedin: in/arian-ott <https://linkedin.com/in/arian-ott>
GitHub: github.com/Arian-Ott
Germany

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello everyone,</div><div><br></div>=
<div>I am currently packaging=C2=A0pyartnet for Debian (Bug: 1124471). The =
upstream project uses uv as build backend. When building the package, gbp f=
ails since uv_build is unavailable and can&#39;t be imported.</div><div><br=
></div><div>Pyartnet requires no significant external libraries.</div><div>=
Can I switch the build backend to setuptools using a patch or is this consi=
dered bad practice?</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://salsa.debia=
n.org/Arian-Ott/pyartnet/-/blob/debian/latest/pyproject.toml?ref_type=3Dhea=
ds#L62-64">https://salsa.debian.org/Arian-Ott/pyartnet/-/blob/debian/latest=
/pyproject.toml?ref_type=3Dheads#L62-64</a></div><div><br></div><div>Happy =
new year!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><span class=3D"gmail_signatur=
e_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-sma=
rtmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif=
"><strong>Arian Ott</strong><br><i>Student in Business Informatics =E2=80=
=93 Data Science<br></i><font color=3D"#666666">
Member | IEEE<br>Mail:=C2=A0<a rel=3D"noopener" href=3D"mailto:arian.ott@ie=
ee.org" target=3D"_blank">arian.ott@ieee.org</a></font></font><div><font co=
lor=3D"#666666" face=3D"arial, sans-serif">Linkedin: <a href=3D"https://lin=
kedin.com/in/arian-ott" target=3D"_blank">in/arian-ott</a>=C2=A0</font></di=
v><div><font color=3D"#666666" face=3D"arial, sans-serif">GitHub:=C2=A0<a h=
ref=3D"https://github.com/Arian-Ott" target=3D"_blank">github.com/Arian-Ott=
</a></font></div><div><div><font color=3D"#666666"><font face=3D"arial, san=
s-serif">Germany</font></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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