Re: [PATCH] Add python-tables.

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Leo Famulari <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 05:28:58PM +0200, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
>> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add python-tables.
>   
>> +    (arguments
>> +     `(#:configure-flags
>> +       (list (string-append "--hdf5="
>> +                            (assoc-ref %build-inputs "hdf5")))
>> +       ;; FIXME: python-build-system does not pass configure-flags to 
>> "build"
>> +       ;; or "check", so we must override the build and check phases.
>
> Does setting #:configure-flags have any effect at all?

No, unfortunately, it does not.  I think we should improve the
python-build-system here.

Thanks for the review!  I’ll push it after removing the configure-flags
and addressing Ben’s question.

~~ Ricardo