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From: Ghislain Vaillant <ghisvail@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Several questions regarding package tifffile
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:40:01 +0200
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Le lun. 9 avr. 2018 =C3=A0 08:46, Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> a =C3=A9=
crit :

> Hi,
>
> I realised that upstream of tifffile[1] switched to Python3.  When
> inspecting the package I somehow think that its main purpose is rather a
> user application than a Python module and thus I would rather rename the
> binary from python-tifffile to tifffile than python3-tifffile.  What do
> you think?
>
> As per [2] I added dh-python to the Build-Depends but it seems I would
> need python-minimal in addition to get /usr/bin/pyversions.  For me it
> is a bit strange to realise that this basic functionality is not provided
> by dh-python "Depends: python-minimal".  Am I missing something?
>
> It also seems that a Build-Depends: python3-distutils and if I add it it
> tries to do "python setup.py clean -a" which is stupid since there is no
> setup.py (and also no python but only python3).  I wonder whether I'm
> missing something here as well in this very simple package which does
> not seem to work well with dh-python.
>
> BTW, I'd be *really* happy if somebody from Python team would take over
> this package into Python packaging team.  I just adopted it from a
> former Debian Med team member but it is not Debian Med specific at all
> and I have no real interest in this package.
>

I could have a look at it. Do you reckon why the package was needed
originally? I am surprised it landed in d-med, so perhaps there is another
package needing it?


> Kind regards
>
>        Andreas.
>
> PS: Please CC me, I'm not subscribed to this list.
>
> [1] https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/tifffile
> [2] https://people.debian.org/~piotr/dh_python2_without_dh-python.ddlist
>
> --
> http://fam-tille.d <http://fam-tille.de>e
>

Cheers,
Ghis

>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">Le l=
un. 9 avr. 2018 =C3=A0 08:46, Andreas Tille &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:andreas@a=
n3as.eu">andreas@an3as.eu</a>&gt; a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:<br></div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
I realised that upstream of tifffile[1] switched to Python3.=C2=A0 When<br>
inspecting the package I somehow think that its main purpose is rather a<br=
>
user application than a Python module and thus I would rather rename the<br=
>
binary from python-tifffile to tifffile than python3-tifffile.=C2=A0 What d=
o<br>
you think?<br>
<br>
As per [2] I added dh-python to the Build-Depends but it seems I would<br>
need python-minimal in addition to get /usr/bin/pyversions.=C2=A0 For me it=
<br>
is a bit strange to realise that this basic functionality is not provided<b=
r>
by dh-python &quot;Depends: python-minimal&quot;.=C2=A0 Am I missing someth=
ing?<br>
<br>
It also seems that a Build-Depends: python3-distutils and if I add it it<br=
>
tries to do &quot;python setup.py clean -a&quot; which is stupid since ther=
e is no<br>
setup.py (and also no python but only python3).=C2=A0 I wonder whether I=
9;m<br>
missing something here as well in this very simple package which does<br>
not seem to work well with dh-python.<br>
<br>
BTW, I&#39;d be *really* happy if somebody from Python team would take over=
<br>
this package into Python packaging team.=C2=A0 I just adopted it from a<br>
former Debian Med team member but it is not Debian Med specific at all<br>
and I have no real interest in this package.<br></blockquote></div></div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I could have a look at it. Do y=
ou reckon why the package was needed originally? I am surprised it landed i=
n d-med, so perhaps there is another package needing it?</div><div dir=3D"a=
uto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex">
<br>
Kind regards<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Andreas.<br>
<br>
PS: Please CC me, I&#39;m not subscribed to this list.<br>
<br>
[1] <a href=3D"https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/tifffile" rel=3D"noreferre=
r noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/tifffile<=
/a><br>
[2] <a href=3D"https://people.debian.org/~piotr/dh_python2_without_dh-pytho=
n.ddlist" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://people.de=
bian.org/~piotr/dh_python2_without_dh-python.ddlist</a><br>
<br>
--<br>
<a href=3D"http://fam-tille.de" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_bl=
ank">http://fam-tille.d</a>e<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Cheers,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Ghis</div><div d=
ir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"></blo=
ckquote></div></div></div>

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