From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hartmut Goebel Subject: bug#23304: import pypi: Option o keep the downloaded file Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:49:33 +0200 Message-ID: <57135C2D.9010107@goebel-consult.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090708010801050103040809" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39119) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arplu-0001mV-4m for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 12:42:07 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arplq-0002g0-Uq for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 12:42:06 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:54488) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arplq-0002fe-RU for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 12:42:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1arplq-00028V-K9 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 12:42:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:34658) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arjKo-0000WZ-72 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 05:49:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arjKl-0001IF-0n for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 05:49:42 -0400 Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.9]:58526) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1arjKk-0001Hv-MS for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 05:49:38 -0400 Received: from frontend01.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.182]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3qnmhc6PDQz3hjQm for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:49:36 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (dynscan1.mnet-online.de [192.168.6.68]) by mail.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3qnmhc4nvLzvdWQ for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:49:36 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.mnet-online.de ([192.168.8.182]) by localhost (dynscan1.mail.m-online.net [192.168.6.68]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id wVve-aXU82tj for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:49:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hermia.goebel-consult.de (ppp-188-174-144-124.dynamic.mnet-online.de [188.174.144.124]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:49:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from thisbe.goebel-consult.de (hermia.goebel-consult.de [192.168.110.7]) by hermia.goebel-consult.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id C691D6001C for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:49:33 +0200 (CEST) List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 23304@debbugs.gnu.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090708010801050103040809 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, when importing packages from pypi I often need to look at the source. Either for checking the license, getting a better description, find out how tests are run or which build system to use. For this I'd appreciate an option to keep the downloaded archive (or even better keep the unpacked archive) for easy access. This option could be called `-K, --keep-downloads=3DDESTDIR`, where DESTDIR is the destination directory where to download (or unpack) the archive. Maybe this option should be available for all `imports` as it may be useful there, too. --=20 Sch=C3=B6nen Gru=C3=9F Hartmut Goebel Dipl.-Informatiker (univ), CISSP, CSSLP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer Information Security Management, Security Governance, Secure Software Development Goebel Consult, Landshut http://www.goebel-consult.de Blog: http://www.goebel-consult.de/blog/ehrlichkeit-made-in-germany Kolumne: http://www.cissp-gefluester.de/2012-02-bring-your-own-life-gloss= e --------------090708010801050103040809 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi,

when importing packages from pypi I often need to look at the source. Either for checking the license, getting a better description, find out how tests are run or which build system to use.

For this I'd appreciate an option to keep the downloaded archive (or even better keep the unpacked archive) for easy access. This option could be called `-K, --keep-downloads=DESTDIR`, where DESTDIR is the destination directory where to download (or unpack) the archive.

Maybe this option should be available for all `imports` as it may be useful there, too.

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Hartmut Goebel
Dipl.-Informatiker (univ), CISSP, CSSLP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Information Security Management, Security Governance, Secure Software Development

Goebel Consult, Landshut
http://www.goebel-consult.de

Blog: http://www.goebel-consult.de/blog/ehrlichkeit-made-in-germany
Kolumne: http://www.cissp-gefluester.de/2012-02-bring-your-own-life-glosse

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