Bug#563439: python-boto: Compile error during post install hook

[Eric Evans]

severity 563439 important
thanks

[ Miroslav Suchy ]
> Package: python-boto
> Version: 1.9b-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> apt-get install python-boto
> .....
> Zpracování spouštěčů pro balík menu ...
> Zpracování spouštěčů pro balík python-support ...
> Compiling /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.4/boto/manage/server.py ...
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.4/boto/manage/server.py", line 331
>     s.name = params.get('name') + '' if i==0 else str(i)
>                                       ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> 
> Compiling /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.4/boto/manage/volume.py ...
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.4/boto/manage/volume.py", line 235
>     with closing(self.server.get_cmdshell()) as cmd:
>                ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax

The invalid syntax here is only invalid on versions of Python < 2.5,
and despite the information supplied below, the paths above make
me think this was from a machine that had python2.4 installed (it 
wouldn't need to be the default version, only present).

That said, 2.4 is a valid python dependency so either this will need
to be fixed, or the dependency updated. Last I heard, upstream was
working to maintain compatibility with 2.4 so I'll confirm this with
them and get a fix uploaded soon.

Also, "grave" is too high a severity for this bug so I am downgrading
it to "important".

Thanks for the report.

> FYI:
> dpkg -l python
> ....ii  python                         2.5.4-5                        An 
> interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)
> 
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.32 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=cs_CZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> 
> Versions of packages python-boto depends on:
> ii  python                        2.5.4-5    An interactive high-level 
> object-o
> ii  python-support                1.0.6      automated rebuilding support for 
> P
> 
> python-boto recommends no packages.
> 
> python-boto suggests no packages.
> 
> -- no debconf information

-- 
Eric Evans
eev...@debian.org

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