[Python-modules-team] Bug#961206: improve sphinx usage for cross building

[Helmut Grohne]

Hi Dmitry,

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 05:56:09PM +0300, Dmitry Shachnev wrote:
> If we can fix cross building in DPMT in an automated way, then why not do it?
> Of course it is not the first priority, we can do it after fixing all other
> packages.

I did mean to say that but got it wrong.

> But the actual split is the last step (4th in your message). So at the first
> step I just add Provides and don't split anything. Right?

Yes, thank you for reminding me of what I wrote. I'm working on too many
packages in parallel.

Can we also document somewhere what dependency one should use? I'm not
sure where one would do that though. Possibly a README? Sometimes this
is done in the package description.

How feasible would it be to ask lintian devs for help? Can we detect
uses of sphinx-build in a reasonable manner to flag missing
dependencies?

> Can you please quickly look at this commit and say if it makes sense to you?
> 
> https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/modules/sphinx/-/commit/c51e0ad4908bb7d6

I do not see and issues in that commit. I'd throw it at piuparts before
daring to upload it though. piuparts should be able to catch the worst
issues.

Helmut