distcc 3.1 deb pump fails because of missing python2.4

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1.
$ distcc --version
distcc 3.1 x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  (protocols 1, 2 and 3) (default port 3632)
  built Dec  2 2008 17:00:34
Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004 by Martin Pool.
Includes miniLZO (C) 1996-2002 by Markus Franz Xaver Johannes Oberhumer.
Portions Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Google.

2. 
$ cat /etc/debian_version
squeeze/sid
$ g++ --version
g++ (Debian 4.3.3-3) 4.3.3
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
$ uname -a
Linux brasilia 2.6.30-rc5-sh-pentiumm #1 PREEMPT Sun May 10 07:05:59 CEST
2009 i686 GNU/Linux

3.-7.
$ LANG=C pump make -j 20
__________Using distcc-pump from /usr/bin
__________Using 26 distcc servers in pump mode
/usr/bin/pump: line 287: /usr/bin/python2.4: No such file or directory
__________Expected a socket at '/tmp/distcc-pump.wdk5fm/socket'
__________Could not start distcc-pump include server

No python2.4 is found. I have python 2.5 installed, and since the deb
package does not define any dependency to python 2.4 it did not get
installed with distcc.

$ python --version
Python 2.5.4
$ ls /usr/bin/python*
/usr/bin/python  /usr/bin/python2.5

Please either include a dependency on python 2.4 or do not use a specific
version of python, use /usr/bin/python instead.

Thanks,
Sten

Original issue reported on code.google.com by sten.hei...@gmail.com on 12 May 2009 at 4:04