[Python-modules-team] txzmq_0.6.2-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Nicolas Dandrimont]

Hi,

* Julien Cristau <julien.cristau at logilab.fr> [2013-07-30 10:38:51 +0200]:

> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 22:00:07 +0000, Gergely Nagy wrote:
> > 
> > I had to reject txzmq, because it Build-Depens on a pure virtual
> > package, python-zope. Building succeeds in a chroot now, because there
> > is only one provider: python-zope.interface, but would a second one
> > appear, the build could not be guaranteed.
> > 
> So, err.  Since when is that a reason for reject?  There's plenty of
> packages with build-deps on a virtual package, which, as you say, is
> just fine if that virtual package is guaranteed to only have one
> provider at any given time.  Is there a reason to believe that's not
> true for python-zope?

While I don't really have an opinion on the general "B-D on a virtual
package" case, txZMQ really only ever imports stuff from zope.interface, so
B-/Depending on the python-zope.interface package directly seems right.

I'll sponsor an upload with the B-D/D change (and the copyright file change).

Cheers,
-- 
Nicolas Dandrimont

BOFH excuse #136:
Daemons loose in system.
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