* Use versioned interpreter name rather than "python" only in...

* Use versioned interpreter name rather than "python" only in python-minimal.postinst (closes: 595826)
* ducument how to regenerate dist_fallback file

README.derivatives

@@ -25,3 +25,13 @@ How to bump minimum required python version by dh_python2?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 * Open debpython/depends.py file and edit `MINPYCDEP` variable around line 26
+
+
+How to regenerate dist_fallback file for dh_python2?
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Please note that we recommend to extend this file instead
+(i.e. removing items from it can break other packages' dependencies)
+
+* Update pydist/sources.list file to point to your distro/suit
+* Remove pydist/dist_fallback file
+* Run `make dist_fallback`

debian/changelog

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ python-defaults (2.6.6-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       fall back to package name recommended by Debian Python Policy (use
       debian/pydist-override file to override)
     - TODO: disable PyDist feature if dh_pydeb is in debian/rules
-  * use /usr/bin/python rather than python in python-minimal.postinst
-    (closes: 595826)
+  * Use versioned interpreter name rather than "python" only in
+    python-minimal.postinst (closes: 595826)
 
   [ Matthias Klose ]
   * python.mk (py_libdir): Return /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages for 3.x

debian/python-minimal.postinst → debian/python-minimal.postinst.in

 #! /bin/sh
 set -e
 
-/usr/bin/python -m compileall /usr/share/python/ >/dev/null
+python@VER@ -m compileall /usr/share/python/ >/dev/null
 
 #DEBHELPER#

pydist/Makefile

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ clean:
 	#rm -f dist_fallback
 	rm -f README.PyDist.html
 
-dist_fallback:
+dist_fallback: sources.list
 	python ./generate_fallback_list.py --skip-sensible-names
 
 README.PyDist.html: README.PyDist
-	rst2html README.PyDist $@
+	rst2html $< $@
 
 .PHONY: clean