New packages (Ubuntu): python files are present twice

[Bischoff]

After installation of the new zvmsdk package on Ubuntu, the whole python hierarchy is present twice, once in /usr/lib/python3, and once in /usr/lib/python3.12.

For example:

mikef@feilong:~$ dpkg -L grep zvmsdk | grep grow_root_volume.j2 
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/zvmsdk/vmactions/templates/grow_root_volume.j2 
/usr/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/zvmsdk/vmactions/templates/grow_root_volume.j2

There's probably a symlink present at packaging time, with this as effect.

It has no bad consequence other than lost space & making debugging trickier.

[JaySoni1]

Hi @Bischoff ,

I’m working on this issue regarding the duplicate Python files installed by the zvmsdk package on Ubuntu.

I have cloned the python-zvm-sdk repository and set up my development environment. However, I noticed that the repository does not include a debian/ directory or the Debian packaging files needed to build and test the Ubuntu package fully.

Could you please guide me where the packaging files are maintained? Are they in a separate repository or branch?

In the meantime, I plan to make and test code changes locally using a Python virtual environment.

Thank you for your guidance and support!

Best regards,
Jay Soni

[Bischoff]

Hi @JaySoni1,

I'm sorry to answer so late. I had too much work last 2 weeks.

The repository used to build feilong is https://github.com/openmainframeproject/build-feilong . The debian/ directory is created by this line: https://github.com/openmainframeproject/build-feilong/blob/2a6ed4e67e3c3401927864cd51f2bbf41a453f87/buildzthindeb#L54 .

If you find time to solve this issue, that would be great.