Re: [PATCH] distro: Add Python 2.7.3.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Nikita Karetnikov <address@hidden> skribis:

> Also, should we explictly mention the licenses for third-party software
> incorporated in the Python distribution [2]?

Perhaps just add the link in a comment.

> +    (arguments `(#:tests? #f)) ; XXX: some tests fail

Did you try to investigate?  How hard would it be to fix that?

> +    (inputs
> +     `(("zlib" ,guix:zlib)
> +       ("openssl" ,guix:openssl)
> +       ("bzip2" ,guix:bzip2)

To avoid the #:renamer, I recommend doing this instead:

  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:select (psfl))

> +       ("glibc" ,glibc-final)))

This is not needed: there’s an implicit “libc” input already (see
build-system/gnu.scm).

Thanks,
Ludo’.