[PATCH 0/6] Some python patches

[Stefano Lattarini]

Hello automakers.

In the first patch of this series I'll present the promised patch
ensuring that the py-compile script is run with $(SHELL) in the
automake-generated Makefiles.

While writing that patch, I've noticed (and plucked) a couple of
low-hanging fruits allowing small reductions in code duplication, and
improvements in consistency and error reporting.  Also, I've added
few test cases checking py-compile directly (not only through its use
in generated Makefiles).

The changes introduced by these patches should IMHO go in a separate
new branch 'python-work' based off of maint; we can later decide
whether to merge this into maint, or only into master.

I will push in 72 hours if there is no comment by then.

Regards,
  Stefano

Stefano Lattarini (6):
  python: run the 'py-compile' script with $(SHELL)
  py-compile: the '--destdir' option now accepts a blank argument
  python tests: add "unit tests" on py-compile
  py-compile: normalize error and help messages
  py-compile: complain on unrecognized options
  py-compile: '--' and non-option arguments terminate the option list

 ChangeLog                              |   61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 NEWS                                   |    5 ++
 lib/am/python.am                       |   19 +++-----
 lib/py-compile                         |   51 ++++++++++++++--------
 tests/Makefile.am                      |    7 +++
 tests/Makefile.in                      |    7 +++
 tests/py-compile-basedir.test          |   51 +++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/py-compile-basic.test            |   64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/py-compile-basic2.test           |   71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/py-compile-destdir.test          |   44 +++++++++++++++++++
 tests/py-compile-env.test              |   60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/py-compile-option-terminate.test |   44 +++++++++++++++++++
 tests/py-compile-usage.test            |   75 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 13 files changed, 529 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 tests/py-compile-basedir.test
 create mode 100755 tests/py-compile-basic.test
 create mode 100755 tests/py-compile-basic2.test
 create mode 100755 tests/py-compile-destdir.test
 create mode 100755 tests/py-compile-env.test
 create mode 100755 tests/py-compile-option-terminate.test
 create mode 100755 tests/py-compile-usage.test

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