Can python-debian install a .deb package?

[Javier Palacios]

> We are developing a SDK for embedded systems. The SDK consists of a set
> of target packages (Debian packages), a toolchain (cross-gcc,
> binutils, gdb,...), and installer.
>
> We want the SDK installer be able to work (i.e. install the set of .deb
> packages) on as many Unix systems as possible (x86 Fedora, Debian,
> Gentoo, FreeBSD,...).

I don't fully understand what you pretend, but I believe that you can
implement the missing parts easily. You can access to every component
of the arfile whitin the .deb, and shouldn't be hard to run even the
postinstall scripts. Going beyond that is probably not so easy, but I
don't think you want to go that far.

Javier Palacios