[issue26610] test_venv.test_with_pip() fails when ctypes is missing

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 82bd70f83796 by Berker Peksag in branch '3.5': Issue #26610: Skip test_with_pip if _ctypes is not available in OpenIndiana https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/82bd70f83796 -- ___ Python tracker

[issue26610] test_venv.test_with_pip() fails when ctypes is missing

STINNER Victor added the comment: Since the initial issue is fixed, I close the issue. You can revert my change if a new pip version works (again?) without ctypes. -- resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue26610] test_venv.test_with_pip() fails when ctypes is missing

STINNER Victor added the comment: I pushed a workaround to limit the number of failures on the OpenIndiana buildbot. Feel free once pip runs without ctypes and pip is updated in CPython. -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue26610] test_venv.test_with_pip() fails when ctypes is missing

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset cd7cb503ab67 by Victor Stinner in branch 'default': Skip test_venv.test_with_pip() if ctypes miss https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/cd7cb503ab67 -- nosy: +python-dev ___ Python tracker

[issue26610] test_venv.test_with_pip() fails when ctypes is missing

STINNER Victor added the comment: > It shouldn't be hard to make ctypes optional in pip, it's only used to check > if the OS we're running on is "manylinux" compatible, roughly checking the > glibc version number. These checks look low level, so it makes sense to use ctypes for that. > Worst

[issue26610] test_venv.test_with_pip() fails when ctypes is missing

Donald Stufft added the comment: It shouldn't be hard to make ctypes optional in pip, it's only used to check if the OS we're running on is "manylinux" compatible, roughly checking the glibc version number. Worst case we can just conditon that check on ctypes existing. --

[issue26610] test_venv.test_with_pip() fails when ctypes is missing

New submission from STINNER Victor: pip/pep425tags.py requires ctypes, but it's not available on the OpenIndiana buildbot. I suggest to skip the test if ctypes is missing. I don't know if it's possible to modify pip to make ctypes optional again. http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/AMD64%2