[gentoo-python] Re: [PATCH distutils-r1 4/4] Copy egg-info files in python_prepare_all().

[Mike Gilbert]

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 6:43 AM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
> ---
>  gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass | 13 +++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass b/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
> index e95df3e..39e4434 100644
> --- a/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
> +++ b/gx86/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
> @@ -322,6 +322,17 @@ _distutils-r1_disable_ez_setup() {
>         fi
>  }
>
> +# @FUNCTION: _distutils-r1_copy_egg_info
> +# @DESCRIPTION:
> +# Copy egg-info files to the ${BUILD_DIR} (that's going to become
> +# egg-base in esetup.py). This way, we respect whatever's in upstream
> +# egg-info.
> +_distutils-r1_copy_egg_info() {
> +       mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}" || die
> +       # stupid freebsd can't do 'cp -t ${BUILD_DIR} {} +'
> +       find -name '*.egg-info' -exec cp -pr {} "${BUILD_DIR}"/ ';' || die
> +}
> +
>  # @FUNCTION: distutils-r1_python_prepare_all
>  # @DESCRIPTION:
>  # The default python_prepare_all(). It applies the patches from PATCHES
> @@ -382,6 +393,8 @@ distutils-r1_python_configure() {
>  distutils-r1_python_compile() {
>         debug-print-function ${FUNCNAME} "${@}"
>
> +       _distutils-r1_copy_egg_info
> +
>         esetup.py "${@}"
>  }
>
> --
> 1.8.3.2
>

I don't think there is any point in copying egg-info *files* (created
via distutils); we only seem to run into issues with setuptools and
the egg-info directories.

On the other hand, I guess it doesn't hurt either way.