Re: glib2 and python

[Patrick Welche <prlw1%cam.ac.uk@localhost>]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 03:06:22PM +0100, Benny Siegert wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 11:40 AM Patrick Welche <prlw1%cam.ac.uk@localhost> wrote:
> > How much effort should we expend in keeping the glib2 package python-free?
> 
> Since no one else replied: I think it would be good if the _binary
> package_ of glib2 did not depend on Python. IMHO, build-depending on
> Python is okay. Maybe instead of the awkward package split we have
> now, perhaps it is best to leave the Python scripts where they are and
> just set BUILD_DEPENDS for python in buildlink3.mk?

It looks as though you are advocating the status quo: the other packages
have runtime dependencies on python.

Cheers,

Patrick