Re: [gentoo-python] [PATCH] Support -A / --ABIs-patterns option in python_mod_optimize() and python_mod_cleanup()

["Michał Górny" <mgorny@gentoo.org>]

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On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:50:11 -0500
Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On 12/29/2011 08:41 AM, Michał Górny wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:08:26 -0500
> > Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > 
> >> This patch allows python_mod_optimize to be used in cases where a
> >> different set of python modules is installed depending on the
> >> python abi.
> >>
> >> For example, dev-python/feedparse-5.1 (not yet in the tree)
> >> installs the _feedparser_sgmllib.py module only in python-3*.
> > 
> > Could you paste some example on how it is supposed to be used?
> > 
> 
> Sure. Borrowed from feedparser-5.1.ebuild in Progress:
> 
> pkg_postinst() {
>     python_mod_optimize -A "2.*" feedparser.py
>     python_mod_optimize -A "3.*" feedparser.py _feedparser_sgmllib.py
> }
> 
> pkg_postrm() {
>     python_mod_cleanup -A "2.*" feedparser.py
>     python_mod_cleanup -A "3.*" feedparser.py _feedparser_sgmllib.py
> }

Ok, now that I see it, I think you're inventing a really big hammer to
get rid of a single mosquito.

On the other hand, I don't think I can think of a good per-ebuild way
to handle this. I'd rather start by pinging upstream not to pollute
global namespace and install a package instead; even if it supposed to
contain __init__.py only.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny

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