Re: [PATCH 00/14] Change python-build-system (fixes bug 20765)

[Marius Bakke]

On 2 October 2016 19:01:38 BST, Leo Famulari <address@hidden> wrote:
>On Sun, Oct 02, 2016 at 07:31:01PM +0200, Hartmut Goebel wrote:
>> Am 02.10.2016 um 16:24 schrieb Ludovic Courtès:
>> >
>> >> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] guix: python-build-system: Import setuptools
>before
>> >>  calling `setup.py'.
>> >>
>> >> This is needed for packages using "distutils" instead of
>"setuptools"
>> >> since the former does not understand the
>> >> "--single-version-externally-managed" flag. Also export __file__
>since
>> >> it will be unset when setup.py is called from python "exec".
>> > Please move this explanation as a comment right above the
>newly-added
>> > code.
>> 
>> @marius: I already added this comment, see the fixups on my branch at
>> gitlab (which I'm going to clean up when we all agree on the result).
>
>Let us know when the two of you think the code is ready to be tested on
>Hydra, and I will set it up.

Just FYI: I will be offline for a couple of days while waiting for a newly 
ordered ARM chromebook (Asus C201).

If anyone wants to work on core/libreboot meanwhile that would be great ;-) 

I'll address the points raised Thursday or so. It makes sense to either apply 
these on core-updates or wait until it's merged before creating a 
channel/branch for Hydra IMO.

-- 
Marius