On Sat, 2020-03-28 at 04:33 +0100, Marco Atzeri wrote: > Am 27.03.2020 um 21:52 schrieb Yaakov Selkowitz: > > On Fri, 2020-03-27 at 18:52 +0100, Marco Atzeri wrote: > > > Am 26.03.2020 um 08:19 schrieb Yaakov Selkowitz: > > > > On Thu, 2020-03-26 at 06:54 +0100, Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps wrote: > > > > > Am 20.03.2020 um 04:47 schrieb Yaakov Selkowitz: > > > > I would suggest the following: > > > > > > > > * python2-2.7.z continues to provide all '2' symlinks. > > > > > > > > * python38 be updated to 3.8.2, and 3.8 be designated the next default > > > > 'python3' version (with the '3' symlinks continued to be kept > > > > separate), and adjust python-wheel.cygclass accordingly. > > > > > > > > * Similarly, a separate package (in Fedora it's called 'python- > > > > unversioned-command') provide unversioned symlinks, pointing to 2.7 for > > > > now (for compatibility). > > > > > > > > * Anything currently dependent on 'python' or 'python2' should either > > > > be dropped if no longer needed, switched to 3 is possible, otherwise > > > > rebuilt. > > > > > > > > * Drop 2.7 from the "default" version set in python-wheel.cygclass, and > > > > only build those modules that are actually needed by other things by > > > > specifying "all". > > > > > > > > * Once that's done, look at what's still depending on /usr/bin/python > > > > ('python-unversioned-command'), and based on that decide when that can > > > > be changed to point to python3. > > > > > > > > HTH, > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Yaakov > > > > > > > > > > The plan looks fine. Thanks for it > > > > > > unfortunately I see unexpected segfault on the testsuite > > > > > > 0:00:03 load avg: 1.65 [ 24/404] test_argparse -- test_applesingle skipped > > > 0:00:11 load avg: 1.58 [ 25/404] test_array > > > 0:00:12 load avg: 1.58 [ 26/404] test_ascii_formatd > > > make: *** [Makefile:878: test] Segmentation fault (core dumped) > > > > > > for both 2.7.17 and your original 2.7.16. > > > > > > as I saw other segfault on other programs recently > > > I assume that one of compiler/binutils/cygwin has some problem. > > > > > > 3.8.2 seems to stall later in the test, so it is another issue. > > > > In my experience, particularly on Cygwin, the first and most common > > cause of testsuite errors are in the tests themselves. While > > eventually fixing these would certainly be welcome, I wouldn't block > > progress thereon. How does the saying go, "don't let perfection be the > > enemy of the good"? > > > > -- > > Yaakov > > > > usually I follow the same rules, but a bit of investigation > will be needed just to be sure. > > Do you know a simple way to go on with the test or skip one ?
See https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/python3/blob/master/f/python3.spec#_1051 > particular useful for 3.8.2 > > 6:14:06 load avg: 0.31 running: test_subprocess (6 hour 13 min), > test_asyncio (6 hour 11 min), test_asyncore (6 hour 10 min), test_ssl (6 > hour 13 min) > 6:14:36 load avg: 0.30 running: test_subprocess (6 hour 13 min), > test_asyncio (6 hour 12 min), test_asyncore (6 hour 11 min), test_ssl (6 > hour 14 min) > 6:15:06 load avg: 0.41 running: test_subprocess (6 hour 14 min), > test_asyncio (6 hour 12 min), test_asyncore (6 hour 11 min), test_ssl (6 > hour 14 min) -- Yaakov