Hi, I'm afraid you lost me here. Why is the `inputs' field empty? I don't understand what you meand with the checking of 'python-'.
Keep in mind that I have very little experince with python packaging so I'm may not understand you due to my lack of background. Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.courno...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi, > > I've had the Python updater produce this when attempting to update > fontmake: > > gnu/packages/fontutils.scm:780:2: warning: fontmake: 'propagated-inputs' > field not found; leaving it unchanged > > gnu/packages/fontutils.scm:780:2: warning: fontmake: expected > 'propagated-inputs' value: (python-attrs python-fontmath > python-fonttools python-glyphslib python-ufo2ft python-ufolib2) > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > modified gnu/packages/fontutils.scm > @@ -779,16 +779,16 @@ (define-public psautohint-font-data > (define-public fontmake > (package > (name "fontmake") > - (version "3.4.0") > + (version "3.7.1") > (source (origin > (method url-fetch) > (uri (pypi-uri "fontmake" version ".zip")) > (sha256 > (base32 > - "0fc5c9csjpy1aa4c03p7nvjgls5wjplhmmf42n0cmvrlh6cm7wl3")))) > + "0ib7fvwgwazm7qfj4a3rkqkb40xfbj40rnvsmkvl2isg2ky3vg9m")))) > (build-system python-build-system) > - (inputs (list python-fontmath python-glyphslib)) > - (native-inputs (list unzip python-setuptools-scm)) > + (inputs (list)) > + (native-inputs (list zip)) > (home-page "https://github.com/googlefonts/fontmake";) > (synopsis > "Compile fonts from sources (UFO, Glyphs) to binary (OpenType, > TrueType)") > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > The choice of using inputs here was conscious, as it is a command, not a > library. Perhaps it could check if the name starts with 'python-' or > not? It's a bit 'magic', but it would help.
