ports/118301: [patch] devel/py-setuptools easy-install.pth contents lost on upgrade clobbering ports using it

[Douglas Thrift]

The following reply was made to PR ports/118301; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Douglas Thrift <douglaswth at gmail.com>
To: Michael Scheidell <scheidell at freebsd.org>
Cc: bug-followup at freebsd.org, gabor at freebsd.org, lwhsu at freebsd.org, 
	sunpoet at freebsd.org, python at freebsd.org, nivit at freebsd.org, 
	vivanov at ivanov-nest.com, lars.eggert at nokia.com
Subject: Re: ports/118301: [patch] devel/py-setuptools easy-install.pth
 contents lost on upgrade clobbering ports using it
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:18:05 -0800

 On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Michael Scheidell
 <scheidell at freebsd.org> wrote:
 > As promissed, attached is a patch to back out portrevision 3, or, most sp=
 ecifically, leave it as an option knob, default
 > off.
 >
 > It packages just fine, with and without:
 >
 > http://people.freebsd.org/~scheidell/py27-setuptools-0.6c11_4.WITHOUT.log=
  =C2=A0(the default, just like it did before
 > portrevision 3)
 >
 > and, with: (with option knob set)
 >
 > by looking at Makefile, and pkg-plist changes, I think I correctly wrappe=
 d !defines() around all the changed things.
 >
 > (note: this sat for 3 years. =C2=A0python@ got 'open pr' emails, once a w=
 eek, so, speak up now, or forever hold your peace. or
 > nra members, your piece)
 >
 > I can tell you this packages, both ways, leaves no left overs, but I can'=
 t tell you if it solves the original problem with
 > the knob, or the problem created with revision 3. =C2=A0But I can tell yo=
 u, it looks like this attached patch reverses revision
 > 3.
 >
 > Please, if you have any stake in this, test it, or, in when this gets com=
 mitted, don't complain.
 > --
 > Michael Scheidell, CTO
 > SECNAP Network Security Corporation
 > http://people.freebsd.org/~scheidell
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 Hello,
 
 What was the issue with portrevision 3? Also the name and description
 of the new knob do not make sense. What the knob enables is preserving
 the contents of the easy-install.pth file which specifies what
 packages are installed; easy-install itself is core functionality of
 setuptools that is not affected by the knob.
 
 It really seems unacceptable that upgrading setuptools pretty much
 clobbers dependent ports. When other things like libraries are
 upgraded in this fashion there is usually a notice in UPDATING or the
 portrevision of dependent ports is bumped.  I don't think having a
 knob makes any sense. Either fix whatever problem there is with what
 the preservation patch did or back it out and make sure whoever
 upgrades setuptools puts notices in UPDATING or bumps portrevisions.
 
 Thanks!
 --=20
 Douglas William Thrift
 <douglaswth at gmail.com>
 <http://douglasthrift.net/>