[Distutils] stdeb-0.3 error

[Gerry Reno]

Gerry Reno wrote:
> Andrew Straw wrote:
>> Gerry Reno wrote:
>>> So now everything is working on hardy except for the fact that stdeb 
>>> 0.3
>>> has to be modified to remove the --single-version-externally-managed
>>> option. So can you just create a 0.3a version with this small change 
>>> and
>>> that could go out to the repositories and be available by default to
>>> everyone. There does not seem to be any impact that I can see in making
>>> this change and since so many people create their own install classes
>>> this would actually prevent conflicts.
>>
>> I figured out what the reason for --single-version-externally-managed is
>> -- it is required for namespace packages to function properly. Thus, I
>> can't remove it, as doing so would be a regression.
>>
>> However, if you create a patch I can apply against the old-stable branch
>> that makes this optional, (e.g. set in a similar way as the
>> --ignore-install-requires option), I can add that and make release
>> 0.3.1. 
> Ok, I'll look at getting you a patch that removes the option.


Patch to utils.py in old-stable branch attached.


>
>> Note also that I'm very close to releasing 0.4, as the 0.3 line
>> has major problems with Jaunty and later.
>>
>> Are you planning to submit a patch for the bdist_deb command? I could
>> include that, too.
> Yes, I have something ready but I think the 'bdist_deb' command 
> belongs as a distutils patch. I created the command by subclassing the 
> distutils Command class. Maybe Tarek could comment on what might be 
> best here.
> Here is my working 'bdist_deb' code verbatim from inside my setup.py:
> (it could be more pythonic of course with less os.system commands but 
> it's working real well this way at least)
>
> =================================================
> # Copyright 2009 Gerry Reno.
> # stdeb note:
> # stdeb 0.3 needs its util.py modified to remove the install
> # option "--single-version-externally-managed" otherwise
> # if you have subclassed the distutils install class to
> # create your own "install" class (rather common) you will
> # get an "unrecognized option" error when using 'bdist_deb'.
> # I had to make this change to stdeb in order to get stdeb to work
> # on Ubuntu Hardy with a setup.py that defined its own install.
>
> from distutils.core import Command
>
> if sys.hexversion >= 0x020500F0:
> import stdeb
> elif sys.argv[1] == 'bdist_deb':
> print sys.argv[1], "requires python >= 2.5"
> raise SystemExit(1)
>
>
> class bdist_deb(Command):
> # creates .deb pkg from a .dsc file that is generated using stdeb module
> # requires stdeb, dpkg-dev, build-essential, python-all-dev, 
> debhelper, python-support, fakeroot
> #
> # to add 'postinst' and friends just create a debian/ control 
> directory in the home directory of your
> # application and add a file 'python-myapp.postinst' and it will be 
> run post package installation.
>
> description = 'Create debian-style source (.dsc using stdeb module) 
> and binary (.deb) packages'
>
> user_options = [ ('install-dir=', 'd', "directory to install the files 
> to"),
> ]
>
> def initialize_options (self):
> self.install_dir = None
> self.outfiles = []
>
> def finalize_options (self):
> pass
>
> def run(self):
> import setuptools
> import commands
>
> # run a sub_command (gen .dsc source pkg using stdeb)
> self.run_command('sdist_dsc')
>
> # save current directory
> setup_dir = os.getcwd()
>
> # define system command to execute (find source pkg work tree)
> syscmd = ['find', 'deb_dist', '-mindepth', '1', '-maxdepth', '1', 
> '-type', 'd',]
>
> # execute system command and read output (execute and read output of 
> find cmd)
> dsc_tree = strip(subprocess.Popen(syscmd, 
> stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]) # strip needed to remove CR
>
> # use system command output (change directory to work tree)
> os.chdir(dsc_tree)
>
> # define system command to execute (gen .deb binary pkg)
> syscmd = 'dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us'
>
> # execute system command
> if os.system(syscmd) == 0:
> print '.deb successfully created in deb_dist/'
> else:
> print 'problem creating .deb'
>
> # (change directory back to setup dir)
> os.chdir(setup_dir)
>
>
>
> setup(name = name,
> ...
>
> # add new bdist_deb command here
> cmdclass = {
> ...
> 'bdist_deb' : bdist_deb,
> ...
> },
>
> ...
> )
> =================================================
>
>
> Regards,
> Gerry
>
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