[Bug 1850283] Re: python-ldap package prevents python3-only build

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

** Description changed:

+ [Impact]
+ 
+  * python-ldap & python3-ldap used to share documentation which resulted in python3-ldap package depending on python-ldap
+  * However whilst that used to be harmless, it no longer is, due to perceived risks of pulling in unused interpreter.
+  * Solution is to stop linking docs directory cross-packages like it is done in the later releases
+  * As a minimal sru, auxiliary and api documentation will remain shipped in python-ldap package with -doc subpackage not being introduced.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 
+  * Install python3-ldap from release
+  * Observe that /usr/share/doc/python3-ldap is a symlink
+  * Upgrade to python3-ldap from proposed
+  * Observe that /usr/share/doc/python3-ldap is a directory
+  * Remove python-ldap python2.7-minimal
+  * Observe that python3-ldap is still installed
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ 
+  * The changes introduced match those that are shipped in focal, sans
+ introduction of the docs package
+ 
+ [Other Info]
+  
+  * Original bug report
+ 
  By moving away from Python2 following problem occured.
  
- The package Package: python3-ldap (3.0.0-1) is dependent on 
+ The package Package: python3-ldap (3.0.0-1) is dependent on
  Package: python-ldap (3.0.0-1).
  
  This has a dependency: python interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)
  python (<< 2.8)
  python (>= 2.7~)
  
  see https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/python-ldap
  
  We need Canonicals support for a backport the changes from
  https://packages.debian.org/buster/python3-ldap ,which resolves this
  python2 dependency.
  
  Many thanks in advance.

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Title:
  python-ldap package prevents python3-only build

Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems:
  Triaged
Status in python-ldap package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in python-ldap source package in Bionic:
  In Progress
Status in python-ldap source package in Disco:
  New
Status in python-ldap source package in Eoan:
  New
Status in python-ldap source package in Focal:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * python-ldap & python3-ldap used to share documentation which resulted in python3-ldap package depending on python-ldap
   * However whilst that used to be harmless, it no longer is, due to perceived risks of pulling in unused interpreter.
   * Solution is to stop linking docs directory cross-packages like it is done in the later releases
   * As a minimal sru, auxiliary and api documentation will remain shipped in python-ldap package with -doc subpackage not being introduced.

  [Test Case]

   * Install python3-ldap from release
   * Observe that /usr/share/doc/python3-ldap is a symlink
   * Upgrade to python3-ldap from proposed
   * Observe that /usr/share/doc/python3-ldap is a directory
   * Remove python-ldap python2.7-minimal
   * Observe that python3-ldap is still installed

  [Regression Potential]

   * The changes introduced match those that are shipped in focal, sans
  introduction of the docs package

  [Other Info]
   
   * Original bug report

  By moving away from Python2 following problem occured.

  The package Package: python3-ldap (3.0.0-1) is dependent on
  Package: python-ldap (3.0.0-1).

  This has a dependency: python interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version)
  python (<< 2.8)
  python (>= 2.7~)

  see https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/python-ldap

  We need Canonicals support for a backport the changes from
  https://packages.debian.org/buster/python3-ldap ,which resolves this
  python2 dependency.

  Many thanks in advance.

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