[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#708888: Bug#708888: Bug#708888: Deprecation of dh_pycentral, please use dh_python2

[Jelmer Vernooij]

On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:44:17AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 02:10:21PM +0200, Luca Falavigna wrote:
> > Package: src:swat2
> > Version: 0.1~bzr478-1
> > Severity: important
> > Tags: sid jessie
> > User: debian-python at lists.debian.org
> > Usertags: pycentral-deprecation
> 
> > The package build-depends on python-central, which should be
> > removed in time for the jessie release.  dh_python2 should be used instead.
> > dh_python2 installs into the same locations as pycentral, but
> > avoids the creation and removal of symlinks at package installation
> > and removal time, making the upgrade process more robust and faster.
> 
> Thanks for this bug report.
> 
> Jelmer, it looks like swat2 hasn't been touched in Debian since the initial
> upload to experimental two years ago; and of course there's just been the
> announcement upstream that swat (the original) would be dropped from the
> tree, without replacement.  I think the right course of action here is to
> request removal of the swat2 package from experimental.  Are you happy for
> me to reassign this bug to ftp.debian.org?
That would be okay with me.

SWAT2 still has a lot of potential, but it never really grew beyond the "it's a
nice prototype, but still has a lot of rough edges" phase. I'd love for
somebody to pick it up and polish it. We can always add it back if that happens.

Jelmer