[Python-modules-team] Bug#483197: Bug#483197: Bug#483197: Pre-depends are no solution

[Bernd Zeimetz]

Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Le jeudi 24 juillet 2008 à 18:52 +0200, Bernd Zeimetz a écrit :
>> Josselin Mouette wrote:
>>> Sorry, I indeed misread it, and the package had disappeared in the
>>> mirror pulse at the time I was looking at it. (Well, you are wrong in
>>> thinking Pre-Depends *would* fix the issue, but since you don’t use them
>>> that’s fine :)
>> Why would a Pre-Dependency on python not fix the problem? As log as
>> pyversions -d works (which is the case when Python is installed and
>> configured), using it to retrieve the default version will work.
> 
> Pre-Depends only change what is available for the preinst script, not
> the postinst.

Ah indeed, thanks for the reminder.
Then pyversions is not useable at all as it seems to be broken while
upgrading (!?) - no clue where the exact problem lies...

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