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Re: Which bug report is tracking the “python3 is Python 3.5” transition? (was: Packaging Python that requires 3.5)

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On November 28, 2015 7:21:57 PM EST, Brian May <bam@debian.org> wrote:
>Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> writes:
>
>> API/ABI transitions (such as switching default Python 3 to be PYthon
>> 3.5) are managed by the release team, with a workflow described at
>> <URL:https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/ReleaseTeam/Transitions>.
>
>There is https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/python3.5.html
>
>Still trying to work out what the "Dependency level n" headers mean.
>
>What are the implications of the "Collisions" section? Looks like
>packages in multiple transitions.
>
>Are the orange packages a problem or not? So if the build is failing on
>a platform it will get an orange status as well as if it doesn't meet
>the good or bad criteria.
>
>If I understand this correctly, all packages as part of the transition
>get uploaded to experimental, and then get moved at once to unstable?
>
>Unfortunately the
>https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/python3.5.html page doesn't
>indicate if somebody is already working on the package or not.
>
>I would have thought binNMU would be sufficient for some of these
>packages, however maybe these easy targets have already been fixed now?
>
>> Have a read through the log for bug#798999 and see whether they're
>> waiting on something we can help with.
>
>Not that I can see. So maybe that means any of the red packages on the
>transition tracking page.
>
>Some of the packages look like they are broken with no immediate fix,
>maybe should get removed from unstable *if* inclusion in unstable is
>holding up the transition. e.g. openturns.

We haven't started the transition yet.  When it starts, binNMU should be enough for most of the packages.

Scott K

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Packaging Python that requires 3.5 Brian May <brian@linuxpenguins.xyz> - 2015-11-28 07:10 +0100
  Re: Packaging Python that requires 3.5 Dmitry Shachnev <mitya57@debian.org> - 2015-11-28 19:10 +0100
    Re: Packaging Python that requires 3.5 Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2015-11-29 00:10 +0100
      Which bug report is tracking the “python3 is  Python 3.5” transition? (was: Packaging Python that  requires 3.5) Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-11-29 00:40 +0100
        Re: Which bug report is tracking the “python3  is Python 3.5” transition? (was: Packaging Python  that requires 3.5) Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2015-11-29 01:30 +0100
          Re: Which bug report is tracking the “python3 is Python 3.5” transition? (was: Packaging Python that requires 3.5) Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2015-11-29 01:50 +0100
            Re: Which bug report is tracking the “python3  is Python 3.5” transition? (was: Packaging Python  that requires 3.5) Brian May <bam@debian.org> - 2015-11-29 02:50 +0100

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