Hi, Ricardo Wurmus <[email protected]> skribis:
> Hartmut Goebel <[email protected]> writes: > >> Hi, >> >> I still do not get whether python packages required at run-time need to >> be inputs or propagated inputs. >> >> The part about inputs, native-inputs and propagated-inputs in section >> "package Reference" explicitly states Python as an example where >> propagated-inputs are needed. Neither the section about the >> python-build-system nor the python packaging guidelines give any other >> hints. >> >> In gnu/packages/python.scm there are modules using only inputs (e.g. >> python-ccm), some are using propagated-inputs (e.g. >> python-scikit-image), some using both (e.g. python-paramiko). I can not >> see any clear rule being followed. > > I’d say “python-ccm” is wrong (not only in using “inputs” but also in > its description). > > The exception are Python *applications*. Those usually have a wrapper > to set the PYTHONPATH appropriately. For Python modules we need > propagated-inputs for everything that must be available at runtime. I concur. Hartmut: if you have ideas on how to clarify this in the manual, that would be welcome! Probably under “Python Modules”? Thanks, Ludo’.
