commit: e46b7fd568352311ab6b03a7cc38b891ee561e36
Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sat Jan 23 09:29:37 2021 +0000
Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Sun Jan 31 00:06:34 2021 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=e46b7fd5
distutils-r1.eclass: Switch dift default to --via-root
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 <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org>
eclass/distutils-r1.eclass | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass b/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
index c5c954f4925..07ded8516fd 100644
--- a/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
+++ b/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass
@@ -550,11 +550,11 @@ 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 ${FUNCNAME} "${@}"
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ 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
