[bug#45931] [PATCH] gnu: Add python-build.

[Tanguy LE CARROUR <tanguy@bioneland.org>]

Hi Maxim,


Excerpts from Maxim Cournoyer's message of January 25, 2021 3:27 pm:
> Hello Tanguy,
> 
> Tanguy Le Carrour <tanguy@bioneland.org> writes:
> 
>> * gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm (python-build): New variable.
>> * gnu/packages/patches/python-build-disable-failing-tests.patch: Add patch.
>> * gnu/local.mk: Add above patch.
>> ---
>>  gnu/local.mk                                  |  1 +
>>  .../python-build-disable-failing-tests.patch  | 25 +++++++++++
>>  gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm                   | 42 +++++++++++++++++++
>>  3 files changed, 68 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 gnu/packages/patches/python-build-disable-failing-tests.patch
>> […]
> This package was added to the core-updates branch on Jan 15 by myself; I
> needed it to bump python-isort to a newer version after moving to Python
> 3.9.1.
> 
> I've named it 'python-pypa-build' and put it under a new module, (gnu
> packages python-build).  This module is special in that it's probably
> going to get pulled by (guix build python-build-system) at some point,
> so should be considered a 'build' module and not pull external modules
> if possible.

Great! Thanks!


> If you need it on master we could try cherry picking a few commits from
> core-updates, I think.

No, thanks, I'm perfectly happy without it! :-)
I'll wait for it to make it to master.

-- 
Tanguy