Glance build-depends on python-all (>= 2.6.6-3~)

[Thomas Goirand]

Hi,

Thanks Monty for your reply, and voicing your view.

On 11/26/2011 01:28 AM, Monty Taylor wrote:
> Setting the build depends on python-all to 2.6.6-3~ makes backports very
> difficult, and means that we'd have to fork the packaging to handle
> anything that isn't either wheezy, natty or oneiric. Don't even get me
> started on how terrible the transition to dh_python2 has been
> orchestrated - but suffice it to say, for us continuing to sanely
> support squeeze and lucid is important, so breaking the packaging for
> them is a non-starter.

I could agree with that if there was consistency. But that's not the
case. Nova has a build-depends on python-all-dev (>= 2.6.6-3~) but not
Glance who only build-depends on python-all-dev without version!

As for supporting Squeeze, I'm not aware of anyone supporting it (but
Rackspace internally maybe), and not I'm not aware either of any
messages sent to debian-backports at lists.debian.org asking or announcing
support for Squeeze. Have you seen otherwise?

More over, it's the general consensus that we shouldn't sacrifice SID
(and even less transitions) just in order to facilitate back-porting. If
you want to do that in Ubuntu, then fine, but I don't think my fellow
DDs will in SID. Also, adding the version warns the backporter that he
should not forget to add a build-depends on python-support / python-central.

> However, you'll notice that in the debian/rules file we check for the
> existence of dh_python2, and if it is there, we use it, otherwise we
> don't - so we do not actually have a build depend on that version of python.

That's very good, and I support this. However, having it without a
build-depends on python-central or python-support is pretty useless, so
anyway you put it, an eventual backport would have to deal with
rewriting debian/control, and then I believe having a build-depends with
version isn't an issue at all.

>> Also, on next upload, could you set:
>>
>> Maintainer: openstack-packaging at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Uploaders: Ghe Rivero <ghe at debian.org>, Thomas Goirand <zigo at debian.org>
>>
>> rather than me as maintainer? Otherwise, I'll be the only one to receive
>> bug reports.
> 
> I'm not seeing you as the maintainer in the packaging? Where are you
> looking?

In the recently uploaded packages in Debian, not in Ubuntu!

I was planning to make an announcement to this list separately, but
let's do that one. I was the one who uploaded Cactus in Debian, but now,
I'm very happy to announce that we are a team of 4 DDs working on
OpenStack. And I have to admit that I didn't do anything for it recently
but criticize others work... I hope to have more time for it soon, and
spend more time and love with OpenStack. Specifically, I am planning on
doing real life tests in SID.

Here's the current team on Alioth:

Thomas Goirand <zigo at debian.org> (eg: myself)
Ghe Rivero <ghe at debian.org>
Julien Danjou <acid at debian.org>
Loic Dachary <loic at debian.org>

Please warmly welcome them 3! :)

Cheers,

Thomas Goirand (zigo)