[gentoo-python] To refactor python-distutils-ng or introduce distutils-r1?

[Michał Górny]

Hello,

I'd like to bring a quick topic, preferably answered yes/no, preferably
after reading the remaining part ;).

Considering that python-r1 patches so far are clean, should I:

a) integrate python-distutils-ng with python-r1 and change its API
   as listed below (the API changes don't collide with any used
   functionality),

b) leave python-distutils-ng in place and work on distutils-r1 with
   a clean start.


And now what changes in API will be necessary to make p-d-ng play nice
with python-r1. I've assumed that functions prefixed with an underscore
are private and didn't care about them.

None of the listed features are used by any ebuild in the tree, unless
I have missed something ;).

1. Remove PYTHON_OPTIONAL -- I really dislike the way it is done
   (it's practically a switch to hardwire 'python?' in a few places,
   without any flexibility);

2. Convert PYTHON_COMPAT to an array -- this will usually mean that
   ebuilds can't look up ${PYTHON_COMPAT} safely (the change is done
   for practical reasons);

3. Stop passing Python ABI and executable as parameters to phase
   functions -- these are not really useful (since they are available
   as ${EPYTHON} and ${PYTHON} anyway. Removing them will allow me to
   implement a 'foreach' function being able to pass arbitrary
   parameters to invoked commands.

What do you think? Should I change p-d-ng ABI like that (errr, how I
hate that name) or just introduce a new eclass?

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny