Re: [PATCH 09/16] gnu: Add python-entrypoints.

[Ricardo Wurmus]

Hartmut Goebel <address@hidden> writes:

> Am 01.11.2016 um 13:20 schrieb Ricardo Wurmus:
>> +       (modify-phases %standard-phases
>> +         (delete 'build)
>> +         (replace 'install
>> +           (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
>> +             (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
>> +                    (python-version ((@@ (guix build python-build-system)
>> +                                         get-python-version)
>> +                                     (assoc-ref inputs "python")))
>> +                    (target (string-append out "/lib/python" python-version
>> +                                           "/site-packages/")))
>> +               (mkdir-p target)
>> +               (call-with-output-file (string-append target 
>> "entrypoints.egg-info")
>> +                 (lambda (port)
>> +                   (format port "\
>> +Metadata-Version: 1.1
>> +Name: entrypoints
>> +Version: ~a
>> +Summary: Discover and load entry points from installed packages
>> +Author: Thomas Kluyver
>> +Author-email: address@hidden
>> +Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
>> +" ,version)))
>> +               (install-file "entrypoints.py" target)
>> +               #t))))))
>
> Instread of this I recommend adding a minimal setup.py and let the
> build-system do the job. This would be more future proof.

That’s a good idea.  I did this and it really simplified the patch a
lot.  Thanks!

~~ Ricardo