[I would like to push this along with the changeset 'mostly removing'
py2.7 support]
Switch the default distutils_install_for_testing behavior to --via-root
(from legacy --via-home). The old versions of setuptools where
--via-home worked are gone, and testing has so far proven that
--via-root in the worst case leaves package as broken as before.
Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgo...@gentoo.org>
---
eclass/distutils-r1.eclass | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass b/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
index 5ffc91be479c..773806e32d93 100644
--- a/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
+++ b/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# @ECLASS: distutils-r1.eclass
@@ -547,11 +547,11 @@ esetup.py() {
# For most of the packages, tests built in BUILD_DIR are good enough.
#
# The function supports two install modes. The current default is
-# the legacy --via-home mode. However, it has problems with newer
-# versions of setuptools (50.3.0+). The --via-root mode generally
-# works for these packages, and it will probably become the default
-# in the future, once we test all affected packages. Please note
-# that proper testing sometimes requires unmerging the package first.
+# --via-root mode. Previously, the function defaulted to --via-home
+# mode but it has been broken by new versions of setuptools (50.3.0+).
+# If you find that --via-root does not work but --via-home does, please
+# file a bug to let us know. Please note that proper testing sometimes
+# requires unmerging the package first.
distutils_install_for_testing() {
debug-print-function ${FUNCNAME} "${@}"
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ distutils_install_for_testing() {
PATH=${bindir}:${PATH}
PYTHONPATH=${libdir}:${PYTHONPATH}
- local install_method=home
+ local install_method=root
case ${1} in
--via-home)
install_method=home
--
2.30.0
