On 08/21/15 18:28, Jérémie Courrèges-Anglas wrote:
> Brian Callahan <bcal...@devio.us> writes:
> 
>> Hi ports --
>>
>> Attached is a new port, devel/py-cloudpickle. py-cloudpickle provides
>> extended pickling support for Python objects.
>>
>> pkg/DESCR:
>> cloudpickle makes it possible to serialize Python constructs not
>> supported by the default pickle module from the Python standard library.
>>
>> cloudpickle is especially useful for cluster computing where Python
>> expressions are shipped over the network to execute on remote hosts,
>> possibly close to the data.
>>
>> Among other things, cloudpickle supports pickling for lambda
>> expressions, functions and classes defined interactively in the __main__
>> module.
>> --
>> This port is the first of two new ports required to update
>> devel/py-doit, which is needed to update graphics/birdfont.
>>
>> I have a working latest release of birdfont here, so I can confirm this
>> works.
>>
>> OK?
> 
> Two notes:
> - seems to work fine in python3.  The git log mentions efforts to
>   support both versions, so a python3 flavor could be added.  Later? :)

I would say later, since I haven't used it and don't have a use for it
right now.

> - please don't use NO_TEST=Yes, this port has regress tests, but they
>   are failing.  To enable tests you'd need devel/py-test (see README.md)
>   and py-mock.
> 

Right, I sent the wrong version of the tarball. :-)

> Please fix NO_TEST, then ok to import.
> 

ok thanks.

~Brian

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