https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/libtensorflow.rb
On 2017-12-18, at 2:09 PM, Enrico Maria Crisostomo wrote: > Thanks Ken. > > Actually I checked brew and they haven't got a formula for TensorFlow (at > least at the moment). > > On 18 December 2017 at 22:57:42, Cunningham Ken > (ken.cunningham.web...@gmail.com) wrote: > >> FYI, I recall homebrew has tensorflow, so you might get some hints looking >> at their formula. >> >> Marius was taking this on a few months ago as well, so might have some >> thoughts. >> >> Ken >> >> >> On 2017-12-18, at 1:52 PM, Enrico Maria Crisostomo wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I’m trying to create a port for TensorFlow and I have already accumulated >>> quite a number of doubts in just a couple of hours I've been working on it. >>> >>> First of all, I realised (late) that TensorFlow (and some of its >>> dependencies) is built as a wheel package (a .whl file), and as such it >>> gets uploaded to the Python Package Index: >>> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tensorflow/1.4.1. whl files are meant to be >>> installed with pip, so my current port file does the following: >>> >>> if {${name} ne ${subport}} { >>> >>> build { >>> } >>> >>> destroot.cmd pip-${python.branch} >>> destroot.pre_args >>> destroot.args \ >>> install \ >>> --no-cache-dir \ >>> --no-dependencies \ >>> --target ${destroot}${python.pkgd} \ >>> ${worksrcpath}/${distname}${extract.suffix} >>> destroot.post_args >>> >>> livecheck.type none >>> } >>> >>> You can see the PR here: >>> https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/1131 >>> >>> The port apparently work, but I'd like to submit this port for review for >>> the following reasons: >>> >>> * I'm not sure we should install a whl file this way, invoking `pip`. >>> >>> * I had to redefine `master_sites` and `checksums` for each version of >>> Phyton. >>> >>> * I had to redefine the `extract` properties to skip extraction and just >>> copy the downloaded file into `${worksrcpath}`: >>> >>> extract.suffix .whl >>> extract.cmd cp >>> extract.pre_args >>> extract.post_args ${worksrcpath} >>> extract.mkdir yes >>> >>> * Is there a better idiom to refer to the currently-installed `pip`? >>> >>> destroot.cmd pip-${python.branch} >>> >>> * Is there a better idiom to refer to the Python site packages directory >>> in the staging area? >>> >>> ${destroot}${python.pkgd} >>> >>> Finally, I'm wondering whether this is a good idea at all. I've grep-ed >>> the ports and I saw no other whl file installed this way. >>> >>> If you can have a look at the PR I will appreciate any feedback and insight. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> -- >>> Enrico >> >