529480 – dev-util/boost-build-1.55.0 forces python useflag with FEATURES="test"

Bug 529480 - dev-util/boost-build-1.55.0 forces python useflag with FEATURES="test"

Summary: dev-util/boost-build-1.55.0 forces python useflag with FEATURES="test"

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Development (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	C++ Team [disbanded]

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Reported:	2014-11-16 11:39 UTC by J. Fekett
Modified:	2014-11-16 16:01 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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ebuild patch (boost-build.patch,1.03 KB, patch) 2014-11-16 11:42 UTC, J. Fekett	Details \| Diff
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Description J. Fekett 2014-11-16 11:39:42 UTC

This package can be linked with python
This package needs python 2 interpreter to undertake tests
But it should be valid to perform tests without linking with python.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.FEATURES="test" USE="-python" emerge =dev-util/boost-build-1.55.0
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Actual Results:  
Indication that python useflag is required

Expected Results:  
merge

Comment 1 J. Fekett 2014-11-16 11:42:12 UTC

Created attachment 389480 [details, diff]
ebuild patch

remove unneeded dependency
also epatch_user enable the ebuild

Comment 2 Michał Górny archtester

2014-11-16 15:41:22 UTC

I'm afraid I just broke your patch since I fixed lack of Python dependency when linking to libpython :). But I'll look into the issue while I'm here.

Comment 3 Michał Górny archtester

2014-11-16 16:01:25 UTC

+  16 Nov 2014; Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> boost-build-1.55.0-r1.ebuild,
+  boost-build-1.56.0.ebuild:
+  Support using tests without enabling Python linking, bug #529480.

Thanks for the report and the patch.