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FS#38701 - [pidgin] 2.10.8-1 depends unnecessarily on python2

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Yaron de Leeuw (jarondl) - Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 18:25 GMT
Last edited by Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis) - Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 06:29 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Pidgin 2.10.8 does not depend on python2 anymore.
(see: https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/ChangeLog?version=99)
However, the PKGBUILD changes the shebang lines from python to python2.
A suggested patch is attached.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
   pidgin_py3.patch (1.1 KiB)
This task depends upon

Closed by  Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis)
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 06:29 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  Sticking to Python 2 for now.
Comment by Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis) - Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 20:31 GMT
The purple-remote and purple-url-handler scripts (installed to /usr/bin as part of libpurple) are not Python 3 compatible.

I'll have another look at this tomorrow, but I might just keep it using Python 2 for now.

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