FFe: python3 related updates for maverick

[Matthias Klose]

for details, please see http://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2010/09/msg00021.html

these python3 related changes should be included in maverick. while python3 is in main, these packages are neither used on the CD's nor for release critical stuff.

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Confirmed means the release team has approved it. Please don't confirm freeze exceptions if you aren't on the release team.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

What is the particular change here?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Matthias says on IRC that this concerns changing the default install location to /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from /usr/lib/python3.1/dist-packages) and adding dh_python3. The latter change has about zero regression potential, and the former seems important to not pile up too many packages with an obsolete installation path, so I agree that this should get into Maverick now. Approved.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package python3-defaults - 3.1.3-3ubuntu5~really3.1.2

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python3-defaults (3.1.3-3ubuntu5~really3.1.2) maverick; urgency=low

  * FFe for merge with Debian. LP: #638537.
  * Merge with Debian; remaining changes:
    - Update keeping the wrong upstream version number, 3.1.3
    - Use really3.1.2 to clarify which upstream version this supports
    - Generate dh_python3 dependencies on python3
      (>= 3.1.3-3ubuntu5~really3.1.2~) to match the Ubuntu version where this
      first appeared.

python3-defaults (3.1.2-11) experimental; urgency=low

  * dh_python3:
    - egg renaming fixed
    - generate correct dependency for /usr/bin/python3 shebangs

python3-defaults (3.1.2-10) experimental; urgency=low

  * dh_python3: fix python3:Versions and python3:Provides (now lists Python
    versions for which public extensions are provided by binary package)

python3-defaults (3.1.2-9) experimental; urgency=low

  * dh_python3: add tag name to extension files that are missing it
    (to avoid conflicts with python3.2 in Wheezy)

python3-defaults (3.1.2-8) experimental; urgency=low

  * py3compile: recognize /usr/lib/python3/ directories correctly
    (dh_python3: minimum required python version bumped to 3.1.2-8)

python3-defaults (3.1.2-7) experimental; urgency=low

  [ Piotr Ożarowski ]
  * py3versions.py: open debian/control files with encoding='utf-8' as
    otherwise all my packages (with "ż" in debian/control) will FTBFS if
    user's locale is not set to UTF-8 (f.e. in build daemons)
  * dh_python3:
    - adjust to python3.1 3.1.2+20100909-1 changes
    - move files from /usr/lib/python3.X/dist-packages to
      /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages
    - set the right minimum required python3 package version in
      packages with private modules (for py3compile)
    - add dist_fallback file with a list of Python distribution name and
      Debian package name pairs (to be used as a fall back source for
      PyDist feature)
    - if dist_fallback and `dpkg -S` fails to find the right package name,
      fall back to package name recommended by Debian Python Policy (use
      debian/py3dist-overrides file to override)
  * py3compile, py3clean: adjust to PEP 3147 changes, -R option removed
  * Add manpages for dh_python3, py3compile and py3clean
  * Add README.derivatives (source package)

  [ Matthias Klose ]
  * python3: Install /usr/share/python3/python.mk.
  * python.mk (py_libdir): Return /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages for 3.x
    versions.
  * python.mk (py_pkgname): New macro to refer the package name depending
    on the python version.
  * Generate dependencies on python3 (>= 3.1.2-7~).
  * Require python3.1 3.1.2+20100909 as minimal version.
 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:17:15 +0200