204700 – Consider adding patch for signal.set_wakeup_fd to dev-lang/python-2.5*

Bug 204700 - Consider adding patch for signal.set_wakeup_fd to dev-lang/python-2.5*

Summary: Consider adding patch for signal.set_wakeup_fd to dev-lang/python-2.5*

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Python Gentoo Team

URL:	http://bugs.python.org/issue1583
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Reported:	2008-01-07 01:19 UTC by Mart Raudsepp
Modified:	2008-01-07 17:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Mart Raudsepp gentoo-dev

2008-01-07 01:19:36 UTC

Hello,

Please consider including the patch for signal.set_wakeup_fd and PySignal_SetWakeupFd(fd) into dev-lang/python-2.5*, so that pygobject and pygtk can work without draining your laptop battery out of juice today, instead of in months when python2.6 is released.
Once/if this is included, newest pygobject and pygtk will detect the presence of the new Python C API via configure and use it to not wakeup every 100ms'ish for no real reason.

Upstream bug here with pointer to commit to python trunk:
http://bugs.python.org/issue1583

pygtk upstream suggestion to include this in distributions today:
http://blogs.gnome.org/johan/2008/01/04/enough-wakeups-in-python-programs/

GNOME upstream bug for solving the power draining/wakeup problem in combination with PySignal_SetWakeupFd:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481569

Thank you for your consideration

Comment 1 Ali Polatel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-01-07 17:42:43 UTC

Our patchset for python-2.5.1-r5 includes this. Thanks for reporting ;)