#9761: Adjust spkg/standard/deps to build Python before zn_poly
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Reporter: mpatel | Owner: GeorgSWeber
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone: sage-4.5.3
Component: build | Keywords:
Author: | Upstream: N/A
Reviewer: | Merged:
Work_issues: |
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Comment(by drkirkby):
Replying to [comment:4 leif]:
> Is this documented in zn_poly's {{{SPKG.txt}}}?
No, but I've created a ticket for that - #9762. That's a low-priority
issue.
> I though don't like making packages depend on Python just because some
developers appear to be unable or unwilling to write shell scripts
instead;
I agree. But this is not a spkg-install that depends on Python - it is the
upstream source code in a file well hidden. So short of patching the
upstream source (which would unwise IMHO), we can't avoid it.
In the case of ATLAS for example, there's a trivial Python spkg-install
which calls a huge bash script. I'd like to see that trivial bit of Python
converted to a shell script, then we could remove the Python dependency.
But the zn_poly issue is different.
> Btw, William's Fortran problem on bsd.math was (also) due to a
''broken'' Python installation/misconfigured environment.
William seems quite happy to make Python a perquisite for building Sage -
something I personally find rather unwise, but he leads the project. I
hope enough of us can convince him this is unwise!
> Also, {{{spkg/standard/deps}}} (or a file it is generated from, which
I'd prefer) should be under revision control.
Agreed. There's a ticket for that I believe.
Anyway, I think the Python dependency should be added to zn_poly. But
given there are two other very safe /trivial changes to deps, it would be
sensible to do them all at once. We can do it on this ticket I feel. I
just don't have time for another 12 hours or so, but can review it if
someone else makes the changes.
Dave
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