3 files changed, 32 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/pkg/CMakeLists.txt b/src/pkg/CMakeLists.txt
index 357d966ddee..a5a0ffe5827 100644
--- a/src/pkg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/pkg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,14 +20,34 @@ execute_process(
   OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 )
 
-foreach(f rules changelog)
+# parse /etc/os-release
+file(READ "/etc/os-release" os_release)
+string(REPLACE "\n" ";" os_release ${os_release})
+foreach(l ${os_release})
+  string(REPLACE "=" ";" l ${l})
+  list(GET l 0 _name)
+  list(GET l 1 _value)
+  string(REPLACE "\"" "" _value ${_value})
+  set(OS_${_name} ${_value})
+endforeach()
+
+if (OS_ID STREQUAL "ubuntu" AND OS_VERSION_ID VERSION_LESS 20.04)
+  set(VPP_DEB_BUILD_DEPENDS "python-all, python3-all, python3-setuptools")
+  set(VPP_DEB_WITH_PYTHON2 "yes")
+else()
+  set(VPP_DEB_BUILD_DEPENDS "python3-all, python3-setuptools")
+  set(VPP_DEB_WITH_PYTHON2 "no")
+endif()
+
+foreach(f rules changelog control)
   configure_file(
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/debian/${f}.in
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/debian/${f}
+    @ONLY
   )
 endforeach()
 
-foreach(f control copyright vpp.preinst vpp.postrm vpp.postinst vpp.service)
+foreach(f copyright vpp.preinst vpp.postrm vpp.postinst vpp.service)
   file(COPY
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/debian/${f}
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/debian
diff --git a/src/pkg/debian/control b/src/pkg/debian/control.in
index 48de48ab115..0b0c621e50c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/debian/control
+++ b/src/pkg/debian/control.in
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ Maintainer: fd.io VPP Packaging Team <vpp-dev@fd.io>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                dh-systemd,
 	       dh-python,
-	       python-all,
-	       python3-all,
-	       python3-setuptools
+	       @VPP_DEB_BUILD_DEPENDS@
 Standards-Version: 3.9.4
 
 Package: vpp
diff --git a/src/pkg/debian/rules.in b/src/pkg/debian/rules.in
index ceef46a297a..f09db38e2a1 100755
--- a/src/pkg/debian/rules.in
+++ b/src/pkg/debian/rules.in
@@ -9,18 +9,23 @@ include /usr/share/dpkg/default.mk
 
 export PYBUILD_NAME = vpp-api
 export PYBUILD_DIR = @CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/vpp-api/python
-export PYBUILD_DESTDIR_python2=debian/vpp-api-python/
-export PYBUILD_DISABLE_python2=test
 export PYBUILD_DESTDIR_python3=debian/python3-vpp-api/
 export PYBUILD_DISABLE_python3=test
 export PYBUILD_SYSTEM=distutils
-
+ifeq (@VPP_DEB_WITH_PYTHON2@,yes)
+export PYBUILD_DESTDIR_python2=debian/vpp-api-python/
+export PYBUILD_DISABLE_python2=test
 buildvers := $(shell pyversions -sv)
+DH_WITH = systemd,python2,python3
+else
+DH_WITH = systemd,python3
+endif
+
 build3vers := $(shell py3versions -sv)
 
 # main packaging script based on dh7 syntax
 %:
-	dh $@ --with systemd,python2,python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
+	dh $@ --with $(DH_WITH) --buildsystem=pybuild
 
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=vpp-dbg