[Python-apps-team] Bug#929954: Bug#929954: what about just uploading relevant patch for now?

[Yaroslav Halchenko]

On Fri, 09 Aug 2019, Elena ``of Valhalla'' wrote:

> Yaroslav Halchenko <debian at onerussian.com> wrote:
> > If new version building is problematic, why not to upload just a patched
> > version?

> That would only delay the removal a bit: I'm sure that the current
> version doesn't work with python3, so it's going to be removed sooner or
> later from the archive.

> Uploading the new upstream would also be python2 only, at least at the
> beginning, but at least there is hope that it can be made to work also
> with python3.

> I don't expect the new version to be problematic, but it will involve a
> bit of yak shaving, and and see #876681 (RFH: rst2pdf) on how this
> package is pretty low on my priorities.

Hi Elena et al

I wonder if anything could be done to have this package fixed, so
dependent packages (e.g. nuitka) aren't blocked awaiting for the
resolution.

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