-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 03:15:42PM +0100, Marc Dequènes (Duck) wrote: > Until 2008-03-17, at least, DEB_PYTHON_MODULE_PACKAGE was always defined > with the following code: > DEB_PYTHON_MODULE_PACKAGE = $(firstword $(filter-out %-doc %-dev > %-common, $(DEB_PACKAGES))) > and is now unset by default. > > I didn't find anything documenting this changes in the changelog or > NEWS.Debian. This is problematic, as this breaks packages relying on > this variable in the build rules, like in the 'balazar' package: > build/$(DEB_PYTHON_MODULE_PACKAGE):: $(MANPAGES) > Several package then FTBFS, thus the severity of this bug. > > It seems the 'cdbs_python_packages' variable could replace it, but the > plural in the name suggest it would not. > > We could perhaps raise this problem on the mailing-list before > changing or reverting the behavior again.
cdbs_python_packages is indeed the replacement: In the past multiple packages was supported, and I have prepared for that to be supported again in the future, even if currently i is not possible. I made sure to support packages _overriding DEB_PYTHON_MODULE_PACKAGE, but overlooked the possibility of packages using that variable for other purposes :-/ The reason I didn't just keep it was (if I recall correctly) that I could find no way to deprecate it as has been done with other variables, spitting out a warning for some time until we finally drop it completely. I agree that current situation is not acceptable. - Jonas - -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAknKRo4ACgkQn7DbMsAkQLiCuACfUrkDN1kb0e3WlE7Cru7Totfg /6oAnA2WoQPZ2WZeiI9wb/cmPtTHUSmA =7GIv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
