Hi there,
the nftables source package contains a python module (the python binding for
libnftables).
Source code: https://salsa.debian.org/pkg-netfilter-team/pkg-nftables
Recently, and because python & setuptools deprecation issues, the python side of
package that has been working for ages, is now broken.
nftables upstream has removed integration with autotools [1] (suggested by me),
so we distro developers (me) should find the best way to install the package
(autotools wont do it anymore), which apparently is the python way [0] WTH.
I have tested a number of approaches to replace the old simple method, while
producing the exact same content in the resulting debian binary package:
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/nftables/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/nftables/nftables.py
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/nftables/schema.json
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/nftables-0.1-py3.11.egg-info
The approaches I tried include:
* using pybuild, which is regarded pretty much everywhere as a magic thing,
but gets confused with the --with options passed to the autotools ./configure.sh
script via dh_auto_configure in d/rules
* running `python3 -m build` in d/rules to generate the PKG-INFO file to later
move it via dh_install to nftables-0.1-py3.11.egg-info. This is not elegant
because the embedded version in the file path.
* pip install: one of the referenced methods to handle python's setuptools
deprecation [0]is to use pip. But I'm reluctant to run pip (also, couldn't get
it to produce the same content for the deb file)
I would appreciate additional suggestions and hints. Patches welcome.
regards.
PS: I'm on vacations, so I may be slow to respond to this email.
[0] See https://blog.ganssle.io/articles/2021/10/setup-py-deprecated.html
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things and towards fostering an environment that allows people to develop
different tools that work for their workflow. Thanks to all the standards work
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and you should look to see which ones fit your needs.>>
[1]
https://salsa.debian.org/pkg-netfilter-team/pkg-nftables/-/blob/master/debian/patches/0001-py.patch
