Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking
On 02/27/19 09:52, Feng, Bob C wrote:
> Thanks for comments. I think the print message is not good. It's based on
> Ubutun OS. It's not right.
>
> I think the import error need to be caught and then print some messages,
> otherwise the build tool will break and print the call stack which is not
> friendly to user.
I agree. OS or package name specific references should not be printed,
but a user-friendly, concise message about the missing Python feature
should be.
As soon as I see a Python (or Java, for that matter) stack dump dropped
on me, my first instinct is to close the terminal window. Obviously I
won't do that most of the time, but it takes effort to start deciphering
the stack dump. Give me a usable one-liner error message, and
*optionally* a stack dump to dig down.
Given that the situation can be remedied by a google search ("what
package on my system provides this Python feature") plus a package
installation, the stack dump is entirely irrelevant in this case.
Thanks
Laszlo
> -Original Message-
> From: Leif Lindholm [mailto:leif.lindh...@linaro.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 4:26 PM
> To: Feng, Bob C
> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel ; edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Gao,
> Liming
> Subject: Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package
> checking
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 09:07:49AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 02:05, Feng, Bob C wrote:
>>>
>>> https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1509
>>>
>>> Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> This assumes that all Linux systems are Ubuntu based, which is not
>> true. The apt tool is specific to Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/Redhat and
>> Suse all use something else.
>>
>> In general, I don't think we should validate the Python environment to
>> this extent, since we cannot fix the problem for the user anyway, only
>> flag it, and since python explodes rather loudly in this case, I think
>> we should be able to leave it up to developers that are savvy enough
>> to build EDK2 to also find the python distutils package for their
>> platform.
>>
>> Note that that doesn't mean we shouldn't document this, and not just
>> for Ubuntu. But I think putting it in the script is overkill.
>
> Yes, I agree
>
> It is also worth noting that python3-distutils is the current debian/ubuntu
> package name. So if we *do* print a message...
>
>>> Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
>>> Signed-off-by: Bob Feng
>>> Cc: Liming Gao
>>> ---
>>> BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py | 14 ++
>>> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
>>> b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py index 0dd65632d0..64778db981 100644
>>> --- a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
>>> +++ b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
>>> @@ -17,10 +17,24 @@
>>> #
>>> import os
>>> import sys
>>> import unittest
>>>
>>> +distutils_exist = True
>>> +try:
>>> +import distutils.util
>>> +except:
>>> +distutils_exist = False
>>> +
>>> +if not distutils_exist:
>>> +print("""
>>> +python3-distutil packages is missing. Please install it with the following
>>> command:
>
> ... printing "missing python distutils package" and possibly python version
> would be more reliable.
>
> But as Ard points out - this is effectively what python itself will say.
>
> /
> Leif
>
>>> +
>>> +bash$ sudo apt-get install python3-distutil
>>> +""")
>>> +sys.exit(-1)
>>> +
>>> import TestTools
>>>
>>> def GetCTestSuite():
>>> import CToolsTests
>>> return CToolsTests.TheTestSuite()
>>> --
>>> 2.20.1.windows.1
>>>
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Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking
On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 08:52:08AM +, Feng, Bob C wrote:
> Thanks for comments. I think the print message is not good. It's based on
> Ubutun OS. It's not right.
>
> I think the import error need to be caught and then print some
> messages, otherwise the build tool will break and print the call
> stack which is not friendly to user.
I agree printing the call stack is not useful for import errors.
Is there no way to suppress that for basic environment issues?
Surely a "failed to import..." message would also be printed?
Regards,
Leif
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Leif Lindholm [mailto:leif.lindh...@linaro.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 4:26 PM
> To: Feng, Bob C
> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel ; edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Gao,
> Liming
> Subject: Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package
> checking
>
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 09:07:49AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 02:05, Feng, Bob C wrote:
> > >
> > > https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1509
> > >
> > > Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking.
> > >
> >
> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > This assumes that all Linux systems are Ubuntu based, which is not
> > true. The apt tool is specific to Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/Redhat and
> > Suse all use something else.
> >
> > In general, I don't think we should validate the Python environment to
> > this extent, since we cannot fix the problem for the user anyway, only
> > flag it, and since python explodes rather loudly in this case, I think
> > we should be able to leave it up to developers that are savvy enough
> > to build EDK2 to also find the python distutils package for their
> > platform.
> >
> > Note that that doesn't mean we shouldn't document this, and not just
> > for Ubuntu. But I think putting it in the script is overkill.
>
> Yes, I agree
>
> It is also worth noting that python3-distutils is the current debian/ubuntu
> package name. So if we *do* print a message...
>
> > > Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
> > > Signed-off-by: Bob Feng
> > > Cc: Liming Gao
> > > ---
> > > BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py | 14 ++
> > > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > > b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py index 0dd65632d0..64778db981 100644
> > > --- a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > > +++ b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > > @@ -17,10 +17,24 @@
> > > #
> > > import os
> > > import sys
> > > import unittest
> > >
> > > +distutils_exist = True
> > > +try:
> > > +import distutils.util
> > > +except:
> > > +distutils_exist = False
> > > +
> > > +if not distutils_exist:
> > > +print("""
> > > +python3-distutil packages is missing. Please install it with the
> > > following command:
>
> ... printing "missing python distutils package" and possibly python version
> would be more reliable.
>
> But as Ard points out - this is effectively what python itself will say.
>
> /
> Leif
>
> > > +
> > > +bash$ sudo apt-get install python3-distutil
> > > +""")
> > > +sys.exit(-1)
> > > +
> > > import TestTools
> > >
> > > def GetCTestSuite():
> > > import CToolsTests
> > > return CToolsTests.TheTestSuite()
> > > --
> > > 2.20.1.windows.1
> > >
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Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking
Thanks for comments. I think the print message is not good. It's based on
Ubutun OS. It's not right.
I think the import error need to be caught and then print some messages,
otherwise the build tool will break and print the call stack which is not
friendly to user.
Thanks,
Bob
-Original Message-
From: Leif Lindholm [mailto:leif.lindh...@linaro.org]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 4:26 PM
To: Feng, Bob C
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel ; edk2-devel@lists.01.org; Gao,
Liming
Subject: Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package
checking
On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 09:07:49AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 02:05, Feng, Bob C wrote:
> >
> > https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1509
> >
> > Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking.
> >
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> This assumes that all Linux systems are Ubuntu based, which is not
> true. The apt tool is specific to Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/Redhat and
> Suse all use something else.
>
> In general, I don't think we should validate the Python environment to
> this extent, since we cannot fix the problem for the user anyway, only
> flag it, and since python explodes rather loudly in this case, I think
> we should be able to leave it up to developers that are savvy enough
> to build EDK2 to also find the python distutils package for their
> platform.
>
> Note that that doesn't mean we shouldn't document this, and not just
> for Ubuntu. But I think putting it in the script is overkill.
Yes, I agree
It is also worth noting that python3-distutils is the current debian/ubuntu
package name. So if we *do* print a message...
> > Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
> > Signed-off-by: Bob Feng
> > Cc: Liming Gao
> > ---
> > BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py | 14 ++
> > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py index 0dd65632d0..64778db981 100644
> > --- a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > +++ b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > @@ -17,10 +17,24 @@
> > #
> > import os
> > import sys
> > import unittest
> >
> > +distutils_exist = True
> > +try:
> > +import distutils.util
> > +except:
> > +distutils_exist = False
> > +
> > +if not distutils_exist:
> > +print("""
> > +python3-distutil packages is missing. Please install it with the following
> > command:
... printing "missing python distutils package" and possibly python version
would be more reliable.
But as Ard points out - this is effectively what python itself will say.
/
Leif
> > +
> > +bash$ sudo apt-get install python3-distutil
> > +""")
> > +sys.exit(-1)
> > +
> > import TestTools
> >
> > def GetCTestSuite():
> > import CToolsTests
> > return CToolsTests.TheTestSuite()
> > --
> > 2.20.1.windows.1
> >
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Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking
On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 09:07:49AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 02:05, Feng, Bob C wrote:
> >
> > https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1509
> >
> > Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking.
> >
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> This assumes that all Linux systems are Ubuntu based, which is not
> true. The apt tool is specific to Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/Redhat and
> Suse all use something else.
>
> In general, I don't think we should validate the Python environment to
> this extent, since we cannot fix the problem for the user anyway, only
> flag it, and since python explodes rather loudly in this case, I think
> we should be able to leave it up to developers that are savvy enough
> to build EDK2 to also find the python distutils package for their
> platform.
>
> Note that that doesn't mean we shouldn't document this, and not just
> for Ubuntu. But I think putting it in the script is overkill.
Yes, I agree
It is also worth noting that python3-distutils is the current
debian/ubuntu package name. So if we *do* print a message...
> > Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
> > Signed-off-by: Bob Feng
> > Cc: Liming Gao
> > ---
> > BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py | 14 ++
> > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > index 0dd65632d0..64778db981 100644
> > --- a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > +++ b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> > @@ -17,10 +17,24 @@
> > #
> > import os
> > import sys
> > import unittest
> >
> > +distutils_exist = True
> > +try:
> > +import distutils.util
> > +except:
> > +distutils_exist = False
> > +
> > +if not distutils_exist:
> > +print("""
> > +python3-distutil packages is missing. Please install it with the following
> > command:
... printing "missing python distutils package" and possibly python
version would be more reliable.
But as Ard points out - this is effectively what python itself will
say.
/
Leif
> > +
> > +bash$ sudo apt-get install python3-distutil
> > +""")
> > +sys.exit(-1)
> > +
> > import TestTools
> >
> > def GetCTestSuite():
> > import CToolsTests
> > return CToolsTests.TheTestSuite()
> > --
> > 2.20.1.windows.1
> >
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Re: [edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 02:05, Feng, Bob C wrote:
>
> https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1509
>
> Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking.
>
Hi Bob,
This assumes that all Linux systems are Ubuntu based, which is not
true. The apt tool is specific to Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/Redhat and
Suse all use something else.
In general, I don't think we should validate the Python environment to
this extent, since we cannot fix the problem for the user anyway, only
flag it, and since python explodes rather loudly in this case, I think
we should be able to leave it up to developers that are savvy enough
to build EDK2 to also find the python distutils package for their
platform.
Note that that doesn't mean we shouldn't document this, and not just
for Ubuntu. But I think putting it in the script is overkill.
> Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
> Signed-off-by: Bob Feng
> Cc: Liming Gao
> ---
> BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py | 14 ++
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> index 0dd65632d0..64778db981 100644
> --- a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> +++ b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
> @@ -17,10 +17,24 @@
> #
> import os
> import sys
> import unittest
>
> +distutils_exist = True
> +try:
> +import distutils.util
> +except:
> +distutils_exist = False
> +
> +if not distutils_exist:
> +print("""
> +python3-distutil packages is missing. Please install it with the following
> command:
> +
> +bash$ sudo apt-get install python3-distutil
> +""")
> +sys.exit(-1)
> +
> import TestTools
>
> def GetCTestSuite():
> import CToolsTests
> return CToolsTests.TheTestSuite()
> --
> 2.20.1.windows.1
>
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[edk2] [Patch] BaseTools: Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1509
Add python3-distutils Ubuntu package checking.
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Bob Feng
Cc: Liming Gao
---
BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py | 14 ++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
index 0dd65632d0..64778db981 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Tests/RunTests.py
@@ -17,10 +17,24 @@
#
import os
import sys
import unittest
+distutils_exist = True
+try:
+import distutils.util
+except:
+distutils_exist = False
+
+if not distutils_exist:
+print("""
+python3-distutil packages is missing. Please install it with the following
command:
+
+bash$ sudo apt-get install python3-distutil
+""")
+sys.exit(-1)
+
import TestTools
def GetCTestSuite():
import CToolsTests
return CToolsTests.TheTestSuite()
--
2.20.1.windows.1
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