commit: 63b22909d5809da83fe893ba2400c9b69b4dbbfb Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Mon Feb 21 18:30:18 2022 +0000 Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Fri Feb 25 15:53:06 2022 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=63b22909
distutils-r1.eclass: Update the desc for PEP517 mode Do not call PEP517 mode "experimental" anymore, and instead describe the potential problem with it. Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org> eclass/distutils-r1.eclass | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass b/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass index f0059d2756bf..f6c797a9684e 100644 --- a/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass +++ b/eclass/distutils-r1.eclass @@ -82,11 +82,16 @@ esac # @PRE_INHERIT # @DEFAULT_UNSET # @DESCRIPTION: -# Enable experimental PEP 517 mode for the specified build system. -# In this mode, the complete build and install is done -# in python_compile(), venv-style install tree is provided -# to python_test() and python_install() just merges the temporary -# install tree into real fs. +# Enable the PEP 517 mode for the specified build system. In this mode, +# the complete build and install is done in python_compile(), +# a venv-style install tree is provided to python_test(), +# and python_install() just merges the temporary install tree +# into the real fs. +# +# This mode is recommended for Python packages. However, some packages +# using custom hacks on top of distutils/setuptools may not install +# correctly in this mode. Please verify the list of installed files +# when using it. # # The variable specifies the build system used. Currently, # the following values are supported:
