Re: [PATCH 3/5] gnu: Split python2-pyicu into python-pyicu and python2-pyicu.

[Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>]

On Sat, Mar 05, 2016 at 09:42:59PM +0200, Efraim Flashner wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 03, 2016 at 05:11:54PM -0500, Leo Famulari wrote:
> > * gnu/packages/python.scm (python2-pyicu): Split variable into...
> > (python-pyicu, python2-pyicu): ...both Python variants.
> > (python-pyicu)[arguments]: Enable tests.
> > ---
> 
> If we had the python- variant and were adding the python2- variant then
> the message would be "add python2 variant," so I'd go with something
> similar. Currently reading it I thought that there was already the
> python and python2 variants, and there was a bigger split going on.

I admit it's a confusing commit message; I wasn't sure how to structure
it. I've attached a variant on it.

> 
> >  gnu/packages/python.scm | 17 ++++++++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
> > index f168d15..b168183 100644
> > --- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
> > +++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
> > @@ -1133,9 +1133,9 @@ Python 3.3+.")
> >    (package-with-python2 python-simplejson))
> >  
> >  
> > -(define-public python2-pyicu
> > +(define-public python-pyicu
> >    (package
> > -    (name "python2-pyicu")
> > +    (name "python-pyicu")
> >      (version "1.9.2")
> >      (source
> >       (origin
> > @@ -1148,15 +1148,18 @@ Python 3.3+.")
> >      (build-system python-build-system)
> >      (inputs
> >       `(("icu4c" ,icu4c)))
> > -    (arguments
> > -     `(#:python ,python-2 ; Python 3 works also, but needs special care for
> > -                          ; linking with libpython3.3m
> 
> Whatever the magic that was needed, does it work?

No magic ;)

I understood that message as "Python 3 could work, but we will have to
do something special to help it link with libpython3.3m".

When it built successfully and passed its test suite, I figured it was
okay.

Andreas, do you remember what this comment is describing?

> 
> > -       #:tests? #f)) ; no check target
> >      (home-page "http://pyicu.osafoundation.org/")
> >      (synopsis "Python extension wrapping the ICU C++ API")
> >      (description
> >       "PyICU is a python extension wrapping the ICU C++ API.")
> > -    (license x11)))
> > +    (license x11)
> > +    (properties `((python2-variant . ,(delay python2-pyicu))))))
> > +
> > +(define-public python2-pyicu
> > +  (package
> > +    (inherit (package-with-python2
> > +              (strip-python2-variant python-pyicu)))
> > +    (native-inputs `(("python2-setuptools" ,python2-setuptools)))))
> >  
> >  (define-public python2-dogtail
> >    ;; Python 2 only, as it leads to "TabError: inconsistent use of tabs and
> > -- 
> > 2.6.3
> > 
> > 
> 
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