On 08/12/2018 17:44, Bruce Dubbs via blfs-dev wrote: > On 12/08/2018 06:33 AM, Thomas Trepl via blfs-dev wrote: >> Am Samstag, den 08.12.2018, 09:39 +0100 schrieb Pierre Labastie via >> blfs-dev: >>> While testing jhalfs dependency algorithm, I discovered a few things about >>> python modules (there may be others): >>> - several modules have instructions for both python2 and python3, but >>> Python2 >>> is not listed as a dependency (or is only listed as optional). Either >>> Python2 >>> should be listed as a (recommended) dependency, or the text should be >>> changed >>> to something like: "if you have installed Python2, run the following >>> commands..." >>> >>> - scour is built only for Python2, but Python2 is not even mentioned as >>> optional >>> >>> - There is still the following sentence at the beginning of the Python >>> module >>> page: >>> "Installation of the modules shown on this page is meant to follow from top >>> to >>> bottom to handle optional dependencies in each module." >>> But I think the dependencies have been sorted out, and actually, there are >>> "out of order" recommended dependencies for some modules (e.g. PyGObjects is >>> recommended by PyAtSpi2). So this sentence should not be there (and actually >>> it has no sense as soon as there is an out of order dep). >>> >>> What I suggest: >>> -make all the python2 commands optional, by adding a sentence, adding >>> Python2 >>> as optional dep, and role="nodump" to the <userinput> tag, except for >>> modules >>> where only Python2 is used, where I would make Python2 recommended. >>> -remove the sentence "Installation of the modules..." >>> >>> I can do that, but I ask first for opinions >> >> I'd suggest to remove python2 everywhere it is possible even it might >> be possible to 'compile' with python2 (no 'optional Python2 at those >> packages). P2 should now appear in book only where it is definitely >> required and yes, there are still a few packages which require P2 to >> be installed but it seems that they get fewer (scons-3.0.1 is the >> latest example, it now works fine with P3). >> While it is not that urgent (EOL of P2 is in 2020), we should no >> longer put great efforts to support it beyond the packages which >> requires it. > > I agree with Thomas. Phasing out python2 would help simplify things a > little. Unfortunately I get: > > $ grep -r 'linkend="python2"' *|wc -l > 107 >
Excluding the archive and the .svn directories from the search, it goes down to 70. Still a lot of work though. Do I understand correctly that we could remove reference to P2, when it is an optional dependency (even if it cannot be replaced with P3)? I've made a small xsl stylesheet to extract python2 dependencies. Here is the list: package plus dependency type. The stylesheet did not do well with python modules, but I think it is not that important. ---------- Package: CrackLib-2.9.6 optional ---------------------------- Package: cryptsetup-2.0.4 optional ---------------------------- Package: GPGME-1.11.1 optional ---------------------------- Package: MIT Kerberos V5-1.16.1 optional ---------------------------- Package: volume_key-0.3.11 required ---------------------------- Package: btrfs-progs-4.17.1 optional ---------------------------- Package: Vim-8.1 optional ---------------------------- Package: qemu-3.0.0 required ---------------------------- Package: Boost-1.68.0 optional ---------------------------- Package: gobject-introspection-1.58.0 optional ---------------------------- Package: js52-52.2.1gnome1 required ---------------------------- Package: js60-60.1.0 required ---------------------------- Package: libbytesize-1.4 optional ---------------------------- Package: libxml2-2.9.8 optional ---------------------------- Package: nodejs-9.11.2 required ---------------------------- Package: Talloc-2.1.14 optional ---------------------------- Package: gegl-0.4.8 optional ---------------------------- Package: Graphite2-1.3.12 optional ---------------------------- Package: HarfBuzz-1.8.8 optional ---------------------------- Package: Little CMS-1.19 optional ---------------------------- Package: newt-0.52.20 optional ---------------------------- Package: opencv-3.4.3 optional ---------------------------- Package: Poppler-0.68.0 recommended ---------------------------- Package: asciidoc-8.6.9 optional ---------------------------- Package: Graphviz-2.40.1 optional ---------------------------- Package: GTK-Doc-1.29 required ---------------------------- Package: usbutils-010 required ---------------------------- Package: Doxygen-1.8.14 optional ---------------------------- Package: GDB-8.2 optional ---------------------------- Package: git-2.18.0 recommended ---------------------------- Package: LLVM-6.0.1 required ---------------------------- Package: Mercurial-4.7.1 required ---------------------------- Package: Python Modules optional ---------------------------- Package: Python Modules recommended ---------------------------- Package: Python Modules optional ---------------------------- Package: Python Modules optional ---------------------------- Package: Python Modules optional ---------------------------- Package: Python Modules required ---------------------------- Package: Python Modules optional ---------------------------- Package: rustc-1.25.0 required ---------------------------- Package: SCons-3.0.0 required ---------------------------- Package: Subversion-1.10.2 optional ---------------------------- Package: yasm-1.3.0 optional ---------------------------- Package: Samba-4.9.1 required ---------------------------- Package: Wget-1.19.5 optional ---------------------------- Package: Nmap-7.70 optional ---------------------------- Package: Wicd-1.7.4 required ---------------------------- Package: ldns-1.7.0 optional ---------------------------- Package: libpsl-0.20.2 required ---------------------------- Package: nghttp2-1.33.0 optional ---------------------------- Package: fetchmail-6.3.26 optional ---------------------------- Package: PostgreSQL-10.5 optional ---------------------------- Package: Unbound-1.7.3 optional ---------------------------- Package: xcb-proto-1.13 optional ---------------------------- Package: Mesa-18.2.0 required ---------------------------- Package: Xorg Drivers optional ---------------------------- Package: libglade-2.6.4 optional ---------------------------- Package: Plasma-5.13.4 required ---------------------------- Package: Tracker-2.0.4 required ---------------------------- Package: FontForge-20170731 optional ---------------------------- Package: alsa-lib-1.1.6 optional ---------------------------- Package: libmusicbrainz-2.1.5 optional ---------------------------- Package: Cups-2.2.8 optional ---------------------------- Package: docbook-xsl-1.79.2 optional ---------------------------- Package: install-tl-unx recommended ---------------------------- Package: texlive-20180414 recommended ---------------------------- Pierre -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
