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| From | Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.maint.python |
| Subject | Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) |
| Date | 2018-05-19 07:30 +0200 |
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Matthias Klose wrote:
> The distro should get
> out of the way of using the python symlink, and giving users the freedom /
> choice what to do about the link.
I think I understand your rationale to stop shipping /usr/bin/python and
once the unversioned symlink disappears from use in Debian then at least
that particular avenue to breaking one's system disappears.
What I don't understand is why any changes to package names or dependencies
are required to achieve that goal.
It sounds like a reasonable amount of work in your proposal, but once we no
longer have any Python 2 applications left at some stage in the bullseye
cycle, isn't the following sufficient?
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -247,12 +247,9 @@ binary-arch: build install stamp-doc
: # provide the python and python.1 defaults
mkdir -p debian/python-minimal/usr/bin
- ln -sf python$(VER) debian/python-minimal/usr/bin/python
ln -sf python$(VER) debian/python-minimal/usr/bin/python2
mkdir -p debian/python-minimal/usr/share/man/man1
- ln -sf python$(VER).1.gz \
- debian/python-minimal/usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz
ln -sf python$(VER).1.gz \
debian/python-minimal/usr/share/man/man1/python2.1.gz
and then either later in the bullseye or bookworm cycles, those python-
defaults simply go away along with all the other 'unversioned' python module
and interpreter packages.
What have I (and others!) missed that would make a rather elaborate
packaging dance preferable to this?
cheers
Stuart
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Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-05-17 21:00 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> - 2018-05-18 11:30 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-05-18 17:40 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-05-18 18:20 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-05-18 19:40 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-05-18 21:20 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> - 2018-05-18 19:10 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-05-18 19:20 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> - 2018-05-18 19:30 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-05-18 19:40 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org> - 2018-05-19 07:30 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-06-08 19:10 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> - 2018-06-10 14:00 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> - 2018-09-25 21:40 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> - 2018-09-25 23:20 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-05-20 23:50 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-05-21 01:40 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-05-22 09:10 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-05-22 21:30 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2018-05-23 02:10 +0200
Re: Updated PEP 394 (python and python2 commands) Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> - 2018-05-22 21:00 +0200
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