Python 3.9 includes a new feature for compileall to automatically hardlink different optimization level cache files if they are identical. Make use of it for python_optimize for some space savings. This however does not cover distutils use cases and python itself. --- eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Note that I haven't actually tested this on py3.9, as I'm skipping that version. It appears to do what it's meant to with py3.10 diff --git a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass index 3dbf221eac5..e2f05606993 100644 --- a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass +++ b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass @@ -626,12 +626,15 @@ python_optimize() { "${PYTHON}" -m compileall -q -f -d "${instpath}" "${d}" "${PYTHON}" -OO -m compileall -q -f -d "${instpath}" "${d}" ;; - python*|pypy3) + python3.[5678]|pypy3) # both levels of optimization are separate since 3.5 "${PYTHON}" -m compileall -q -f -d "${instpath}" "${d}" "${PYTHON}" -O -m compileall -q -f -d "${instpath}" "${d}" "${PYTHON}" -OO -m compileall -q -f -d "${instpath}" "${d}" ;; + python*) + "${PYTHON}" -m compileall -o 0 -o 1 -o 2 --hardlink-dupes -q -f -d "${instpath}" "${d}" + ;; *) "${PYTHON}" -m compileall -q -f -d "${instpath}" "${d}" ;;