BitTorrent 4.20.x python2.4 packages on Debian

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution file sharing tool written by programmer Bram Cohen. His reference implementation is written in Python and is available for download on bittorrent.com

The current stable BitTorrent version 4.20.4 debian package for Python2.4 depends on python (>= 2.4).

 Package: bittorrent
 Version: 4.20.4
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: all
 Depends: python (>= 2.4), python-wxgtk2.6, python-twisted (>= 2.0), python-cryp

to (>= 2.0), python-psyco, python-zopeinterface
 Conflicts: bittorrent (<< 4.20.4), bittorrent-gui (<< 4.20.4)


 
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Maintainer: BitTorrent, Inc. <bugs@bittorrent.com>
 Source: bittorrent
 Description: Scatter-gather network file transfer
  BitTorrent is a tool for distributing files. It's extremely
  easy to use - downloads are started by clicking on hyperlinks.
  Whenever more than one person is downloading at once
  they send pieces of the file(s) to each other, thus relieving
  the central server's bandwidth burden. Even with many
  simultaneous downloads, the upload burden on the central server
  remains quite small, since each new downloader introduces new
  upload capacity.
  .
   Homepage: http://bittorrent.com/




The policy on my debian/sid system is still points to 2.3.5-11.

$ apt-cache policy python
python: Installed: 2.3.5-11 Candidate: 2.3.5-11 Version table: *** 2.3.5-11 0 990 ftp://ftp.jp.debian.org unstable/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The workaround until debian packages moves over python2.4 as its default version is download the source the source and build your own debian package.

Uncompress the source

$ tar zxvf BitTorrent-4.20.4.tar.gz

Edit the BitTorrent-4.20.4/debian/control file depends line.

Depends: python2.4 (>= PYTHONVERSION)

Build and install the debian package.

$ sh build_nix_pkg.sh deb

$ dpkg -i BitTorrent-4.20.4/dist/bittorrent_4.20.4_python2.4.deb