[gentoo-python] Re: [PATCH distutils-r1] Pass --build-platlib & --build-purelib instead of --build-lib.

[Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org>]

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
> This allows splitting the library directories back without replacing
> the whole esetup.py invocation.
>
> Needed for wxpython, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455332
> ---
>  gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass | 13 +++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass b/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
> index 5c628ed..e1c06dd 100644
> --- a/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
> +++ b/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
> @@ -234,8 +234,17 @@ esetup.py() {
>                 add_args+=(
>                         build
>                         --build-base "${BUILD_DIR}"
> -                       # using a single directory for them helps us export ${PYTHONPATH}
> -                       --build-lib "${BUILD_DIR}/lib"
> +
> +                       # using a single directory for them helps us export
> +                       # ${PYTHONPATH} and ebuilds find the sources independently
> +                       # of whether the package installs extensions or not
> +                       #
> +                       # note: due to some packages (wxpython) relying on separate
> +                       # platlib & purelib dirs, we do not set --build-lib (which
> +                       # can not be overriden with --build-*lib)
> +                       --build-platlib "${BUILD_DIR}/lib"
> +                       --build-purelib "${BUILD_DIR}/lib"
> +
>                         # make the ebuild writer lives easier
>                         --build-scripts "${BUILD_DIR}/scripts"
>                 )
> --
> 1.8.1.5
>

Seems fine, and it doesn't even break paver. ;-)