Re: [gentoo-dev] python.eclass EAPI 4 support, this gets really annoying

[Matthew Summers <quantumsummers@gentoo.org>]

On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 4:20 PM, "Paweł Hajdan, Jr."
<phajdan.jr@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On 10/14/11 12:39 PM, Brian Harring wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 03:29:19PM -0400, Matt Turner wrote:
>>> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 3:16 PM, "Pawe?? Hajdan, Jr."
>>> <phajdan.jr@gentoo.org> wrote:
>>>> OK, so what are the _blocking_ reasons for no EAPI 4 support in
>>>> python.eclass yet?
>>>>
>>>> I understand you have some complicated patches in flight etc etc, but
>>>> are they _required_ for the eclass not to break with EAPI 4?
>>>>
>>>> My point is that I'd like to use pkg_pretend in packages that use
>>>> python.eclass and I can't (for a long time). Unless there are really
>>>> important reasons like breakages I think we should really make
>>>> python.eclass support EAPI=4.
>>>
>>> Two weeks and no response from python@?
>>
>> You probably should've cc'd them.
>
> CC-ing python@ then (but I expect the developers to follow gentoo-dev
> anyway).
>
> In case of no response, I plan to submit the thing to the council
> agenda. I think the parts of python eclass that I use should work with
> EAPI 4.
>
>

Its being worked on currently. There are many fairly difficult issues
to be worked through here. Your patience and/or contribution is
welcome.

-- 
Matthew W. Summers
Gentoo Foundation Inc.