[Bug 934593] Re: python-all-dev, python-dev must be Arch: any for multiarch

[Matthias Klose]

libpython2.7 contains the shared library only, not any of the python
modules. at least a part of the standard library is necessary for the
libpython library.

plus python itself is not ready for multiarch yet.


** Also affects: python3-defaults (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  python-all-dev, python-dev must be Arch: any for multiarch

Status in “python-defaults” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “python3-defaults” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The python-all-dev and python-dev packages are currently Architecture:
  all.  This makes them unusable for cross-building python extension
  packages, because these then get treated as packages of the native
  architecture, pulling in the native python2.7-dev / libpython2.7
  instead of the host-arch one that we need.

  Making them Architecture: any is a prerequisite for being able to grab
  python-all-dev:armhf (for instance) as a build-dependency.  More work
  beyond that will be needed to make this usable though, since
  libpython2.7 has a dependency on python2.7 (why?) and we can't replace
  the native python with the host one for a cross build.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: python-all-dev (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: 017452a27eca3c8b498abbfa5ef91db9
  CheckboxSystem: ecaaad6fa1e0799a0aa1126bf620f39e
  Date: Fri Feb 17 15:44:26 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: python-defaults
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-08 (101 days ago)

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