Debian package installation fails in postinst running update-python-modules

[Phil Frost]

Attempting to install a Debian package built on Debian squeeze results in this error:

$ sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/pbuilder/result/openerp_7.0-201301030333+macpros_all.deb
(Reading database ... 42064 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace openerp 7.0-201301030333 (using .../openerp_7.0-201301030333_all.deb) ...
Stopping openerp-server: start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to kill 617: No such process
openerp-server.
Unpacking replacement openerp ...
Setting up openerp (7.0-201301030333) ...
Usage: update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package_directory [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package.dirs [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-a|-f|-p]

update-python-modules: error: openerp.public is not a recognized python-support module.
dpkg: error processing openerp (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 openerp

The cause of this seems to be that python-support is not included in Build-Depends. I am working on a branch to fix the issue.

I am using a checkout of openobject-server 7.0, but I suspect it applies equally to all versions.

[Phil Frost (bitglue)]

Proposed fix in lp:~bitglue/openobject-server/fix-debian-builddeps , which also fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/openobject-server/+bug/985381 .