Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add python-pyqi.

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Leo Famulari <address@hidden> writes:

> On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 10:27:39PM +1000, Ben Woodcroft wrote:
>> * gnu/packages/python.scm (python-pyqi, python2-pyqi): New variables.
>
> Thanks for the patches!
>
>> +    (source
>> +     (origin
>> +       (method url-fetch)
>> +       ;; Use GitHub as source because PyPI archive does not contain tests.
>> +       (uri (string-append "https://github.com/biocore/pyqi/archive/";
>> +                           version ".tar.gz"))
>
> I've had some success asking upstream authors to start releasing their
> test suites on PyPi. YMMV. This is not a "blocker".
>
>> +    (arguments
>> +     `(#:phases
>> +       (modify-phases %standard-phases
>> +         (add-before 'build 'remove-version-requirement
>> +           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
>> +             (substitute* "setup.py"
>> +               (("if ver not in \\['2.7', '3.3'\\]:")
>> +                (string-append
>> +                 "if ver not in ['2.7', '3.3', '"
>> +                 (string-take (string-take-right
>> +                               (assoc-ref inputs "python") 5) 3)
>> +                 "']:")))))
>
> I assume everything works with this change :)
>
>> +    (home-page "http://bipy.github.io/pyqi";)
>
> This is what PyPi calls the home page, but I get 404. Did it work for
> you, meaning I am experiencing a transient error? Or should we use
> something else?

It’s a 404 for me too.  Maybe change this to

    https://github.com/biocore/pyqi

?

~~ Ricardo