<div dir="ltr">Agreed. I am working on this, still not able to get something fruitfull.<div> </div><div>Thanks!</div></div> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 12:53 PM James Cameron <<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org">quozl@laptop.org</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">configure does not accept --with, so it must be something specific to debhelper. On Tue, Jul 09, 2019 at 05:19:15PM +1000, James Cameron wrote: > Only if it will work. Demonstrate that if you wish. > > It is not much different already. It's not the problem; the problem > is the packaging directory; debian/rules and debian/control, > especially for anyone wishing to package 0.114 which won't have the > change. > > As you will have seen; > > 1. sugar-toolkit-gtk3 calls AM_PATH_PYTHON for selected version > passed in from command line arguments, either --with-python2 or > --with-python3. > > 2. dbus-python calls AM_PATH_PYTHON without version. When --with > python3 is added, an AM_CONDITIONAL checks the version is not less > than '3'. debian/rules calls configure --with python2,python3 > > 3. gyoto debian/rules calls configure --with python2,python3 > > autoconf support for multiple Python versions seems to have matured, > and "--with python2,python3" is a common way to configure in Debian > packaging (462 package samples). > > On Tue, Jul 09, 2019 at 12:21:50PM +0530, ANIKET MATHUR wrote: > > Yes, Agreed. It would not be good if we configure the toolkit for only one > > version of Python. > > May we change our [1]<a href="http://configure.ac" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">configure.ac</a> as gyoto and dbus-python and then try? > > > > Thanks! > > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 12:18 PM ANIKET MATHUR <[2]<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a>> wrote: > > > > Thanks for reminding. > > > > That's what I have got to track progress > > [3]<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931666" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931666</a> > > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 12:15 PM James Cameron <[4]<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a>> wrote: > > > > Debian's bug tracking system should send you a bug number by e-mail. > > > > Without that number, few others will be able to see progress or > > outcome. > > > > On Tue, Jul 09, 2019 at 08:40:17AM +0530, ANIKET MATHUR wrote: > > > Reported the problem as a bug to Debian using the reportbug program. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 8:22 PM ANIKET MATHUR <[1][5] > > <a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a>> wrote: > > > > > > Sent the email to [2][6]<a href="mailto:debian-devel@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-devel@lists.debian.org</a> as well. > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 4:13 PM ANIKET MATHUR <[3][7] > > <a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Sent an email to the Debian user mailing list [4] > > > [8]<a href="mailto:debian-user@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-user@lists.debian.org</a> requesting for packaging > > v0.114. > > > > > > Packaging of Sugar-toolkit-gtk3 (sugar3) v0.114. > > > > > > [profile_ma] > > > ANIKET MATHUR <[5] 4:10 PM (2 minutes > > > [9]<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a>> ago) > > [cleardot] > > > > > [cleardot] > > > to debian-user > > > [cleardot] > > > G'day, > > > Aniket Mathur this side, an active contributor of Sugarlabs > > as well as > > > a GSoC 19 participant. This mail is a small query regarding > > the > > > packaging of "sugar3" module. > > > > > > We currently have v0.112 packaged. In the latest version > > (0.114) > > > Sugarlabs have made the toolkit compatible with both Python > > and Python > > > 3. But we don't have Debian multi-version packages for the > > latest > > > version. This prevents us to scale our testing as well as > > limits the > > > number of testers. > > > > > > We don't know how to make multi-version local packages, that > > we can > > > distribute for testing. > > > > > > It would be good if we have Debian packages for v 0.114. > > > > > > Need Help. > > > Regards. > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 12:02 PM ANIKET MATHUR <[6][10] > > <a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Yes, I was asking about Debian packages. Sorry for > > incomplete > > > information. > > > > > > I read sources of some Debian packages:- > > > ~ They do use six for keeping multi-version > > compatibility. > > > ~ Instead of a [7][11]<a href="http://configure.ac" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">configure.ac</a>, they use setup.py. > > > ~ In setup.py, they define entry-points as per the > > commands from > > > the command line specifying python-foo or python3-foo. > > > > > > I also did a github search for 'python [8][12] > > <a href="http://configure.ac" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">configure.ac</a>' , looked > > > into a considerable amount of commits of different users > > and > > > organizations with the motive of "why don't we ask for > > help from > > > those who seems to be successful in doing it". > > > > > > From my research, I found out that the guys at "balabit" > > seems to > > > be able to do it. > > > I opened an [9]issue asking for help and clearance. > > > > > > The next step is to contact the Debian developers. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 5:21 AM James Cameron <[10][13] > > <a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > You neglected to mention that you are asking about > > Debian and > > > Ubuntu > > > binary packages. Ubuntu packages come from Debian > > unchanged, > > > so your > > > question can be reduced to Debian packaging. > > > > > > We're the wrong people to ask. It's not a skill any > > of us at > > > Sugar > > > Labs have, otherwise we would have done it by now. > > > > > > The people who know how to do this are Debian and > > Ubuntu > > > package > > > developers. > > > > > > I've tried asking one of the Debian developers but > > they were > > > too busy > > > to give private assistance. Private assistance does > > not scale, > > > so the > > > return on investment is meagre. > > > > > > I suggest you try these things; > > > > > > 1. write a throw-away script to download all Debian > > packages > > > that > > > depend on Python 2 or Python 3, intersect a union of > > source > > > packages > > > that support both versions, and then list those > > packages that > > > contain > > > [11][14]<a href="http://configure.ac" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">configure.ac</a> in the source package, > > > > > > 2. review those Debian and Ubuntu source packages > > that are > > > used to > > > generate binary packages for both Python 2 and Python > > 3, and > > > list the > > > package design patterns that you observe, > > > > > > 3. contact the Debian developers using their mailing > > lists, or > > > other > > > methods, > > > > > > 4. engage in the Debian project by reporting a bug > > that asks > > > for > > > packaging of a new version of the toolkit; currently > > 0.112 is > > > packaged. > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 02:32:33PM +0530, ANIKET > > MATHUR wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > I have been working on developing multi-version > > packages for > > > toolkit which can > > > > build for both Python and Python 3. I successfully > > build > > > packages for python, > > > > but not able to yet built one's having > > multi-version support. > > > I have been > > > > working on this for some time in the last two > > weeks, trying > > > to get something > > > > from the source code of existing tools that have > > these > > > packages, like 'pip' and > > > > a lot more. > > > > > > > > I need help and suggestions in this work. :-) > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > > > [12][15]<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > > > [13][16]<a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/</a> > > sugar-devel > > > > > > -- > > > James Cameron > > > [14][17]<a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > > [15][18]<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > > [16][19]<a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/</a> > > sugar-devel > > > > > > References: > > > > > > [1] mailto:[20]<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > > [2] mailto:[21]<a href="mailto:debian-devel@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-devel@lists.debian.org</a> > > > [3] mailto:[22]<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > > [4] mailto:[23]<a href="mailto:debian-user@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-user@lists.debian.org</a> > > > [5] mailto:[24]<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > > [6] mailto:[25]<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > > [7] [26]<a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > > [8] [27]<a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > > [9] [28]<a href="https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/issues/2814" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/issues/2814</a> > > > [10] mailto:[29]<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > > > [11] [30]<a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > > [12] mailto:[31]<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > > [13] [32]<a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > > [14] [33]<a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> > > > [15] mailto:[34]<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > > [16] [35]<a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > > > -- > > James Cameron > > [36]<a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > [37]<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > [38]<a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > > > References: > > > > [1] <a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > [2] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [3] <a href="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931666" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=931666</a> > > [4] mailto:<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > > [5] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [6] mailto:<a href="mailto:debian-devel@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-devel@lists.debian.org</a> > > [7] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [8] mailto:<a href="mailto:debian-user@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-user@lists.debian.org</a> > > [9] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [10] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [11] <a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > [12] <a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > [13] mailto:<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > > [14] <a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > [15] mailto:<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > [16] <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > [17] <a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> > > [18] mailto:<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > [19] <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > [20] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [21] mailto:<a href="mailto:debian-devel@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-devel@lists.debian.org</a> > > [22] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [23] mailto:<a href="mailto:debian-user@lists.debian.org" target="_blank">debian-user@lists.debian.org</a> > > [24] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [25] mailto:<a href="mailto:amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in" target="_blank">amathur@ec.iitr.ac.in</a> > > [26] <a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > [27] <a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > [28] <a href="https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/issues/2814" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/issues/2814</a> > > [29] mailto:<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org" target="_blank">quozl@laptop.org</a> > > [30] <a href="http://configure.ac/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://configure.ac/</a> > > [31] mailto:<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > [32] <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > [33] <a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> > > [34] mailto:<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > [35] <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > [36] <a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> > > [37] mailto:<a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > > [38] <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > > -- > James Cameron > <a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> -- James Cameron <a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a> </blockquote></div>