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Bug#1121125: please provide library package python3-gftools separate from executable

From Nicholas D Steeves <sten@debian.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject Bug#1121125: please provide library package python3-gftools separate from executable
Date 2025-11-22 01:00 +0100
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Hi Jonas!

Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> writes:

> Source: gftools
> Version: 0.9.95+dfsg-1
> Severity: important
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA512
>
> The binary package gftools provide both an executable and a python3
> shared library.
>
> Please provide the python3 shared library as a separate binary package
> pyth3-gftools, for use independently of the executable.

An ftpmaster recently rejected a NEW upload that was split like this,
and the justification appears to have been that it was micropackaging
without benefit (see Subject lines for the last two weeks of DPT
emails).

> Raising severity somewhat, as this is arguably a policy violation.

Why?  Also, is this a case where Policy (and/or DPT policy) needs to be
amended?

I don't have a stake in this, but now there appears to be a direct
contradiction in policies...'hopefully clearing this up will go smoothly
in a low-drama way! :)

Regards,
Nicholas

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Bug#1121125: please provide library package python3-gftools separate from executable Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2025-11-21 14:20 +0100
  Bug#1121125: please provide library package python3-gftools separate from executable Nicholas D Steeves <sten@debian.org> - 2025-11-22 01:00 +0100
    Bug#1121125: please provide library package python3-gftools separate from executable Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> - 2025-11-22 08:50 +0100
      Bug#1121125: please provide library package python3-gftools separate from executable Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org> - 2025-11-22 10:40 +0100

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