Getting rid of python-central and python-support for 12.04

[Stéphane Graber]

On 01/02/2012 11:12 AM, Stéphane Graber wrote:
> On 01/02/2012 10:20 AM, Stéphane Graber wrote:
>> On 12/20/2011 11:05 AM, Stéphane Graber wrote:
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>>> On 12/20/2011 10:26 AM, Stéphane Graber wrote:
>>>> Hey everyone,
>>>>
>>>> One of our goals for 12.04 is to be an LTS, which means supporting
>>>> all of Edubuntu 12.04 for 3 to 5 years. To make that easier, we're
>>>> trying to limit our dependencies as much as possible.
>>>>
>>>> We already got rid of freemind and geogebra to avoid inheriting all
>>>> of java and it's now time to look at our python packages.
>>>>
>>>> A quick look shows the following list of packages that we ship and
>>>> rely on python-central or python-support:
>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BarryWarsaw/PythonHelpers calibre
>>>> edubuntu-menueditor (python-central) lybniz
>>>> (python-central) opendict (python-central)
>>>> python-cherrypy3 (python-support) python-gevent
>>>> (python-support) python-pyparsing (python-support)
>>>> python-wxgtk2.8 (python-central) python-wxversion
>>>> (python-central) python-x2go
>>>>
>>>> (calibre and python-x2go depend on one of the others but aren't
>>>> themselves using python-support or python-central)
>>>>
>>>> The idea is to go through the list above and convert the packaging
>>>> to dh_python2 which is the supported way of doing python packaging
>>>> nowadays.
>>>>
>>>> The conversion steps look like: 1) Check on Debian's side for a
>>>> newer version of the package already using dh_python2 2) Check on
>>>> Debian's side for a patch on the bug tracker that we could use 3)
>>>> Check on Ubuntu's side for a patch on the bug tracker that we could
>>>> use 4) Convert the packaging yourself 5) Submit any change back to
>>>> Debian 6) Upload
>>>>
>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BarryWarsaw/PythonHelpers provides some
>>>> more information.
>>>>
>>>> I'll be having a look at the package list above over the next few
>>>> days, at least convert any of these packages that's only in Ubuntu
>>>> and look for existing fixes in Debian.
>>>>
>>>> If you want to help, feel free to pick any of these, just make sure
>>>> to reply to this post so we all know who's doing what.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> I just converted and uploaded edubuntu-menueditor.
>>>
>>> All the others on the list except wxwidgets2.8 (python-wxgtk2.8 and
>>> python-wxversion) don't have a more recent version in Debian though
>>> they may still have patches available either on Launchpad or on the
>>> Debian BTS.
>>>
>>> wxwidgets2.8 has a new version in Debian that uses dh_python2 but it's
>>> a fairly critical library so it's not going to be an easy merge.
>>
>> Uploaded lybniz and submitted the patch to Debian in bug 616882.
>
> Same for opendict and Debian bug 616926.

Done for python-gevent too, have to run, will forward to Debian tomorrow.


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Stéphane Graber
Ubuntu developer
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