462862 – dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 installs /usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-*.exe

Bug 462862 - dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 installs /usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-*.exe

Summary: dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 installs /usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wini...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	Python Gentoo Team

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Reported:	2013-03-23 19:17 UTC by Nikoli
Modified:	2013-04-07 20:20 UTC (History)
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Description Nikoli 2013-03-23 19:17:17 UTC

After update from dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r2 to dev-lang/python-2.7.3-r3 several .exe files are installed:
$ file /usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-*.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-6.0.exe:       PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-7.1.exe:       PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-8.0.exe:       PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0.exe:       PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Comment 1 Michał Górny archtester

2013-03-23 19:57:36 UTC

Hmm, is it possible to use those on Linux somehow (e.g. to build windists)?

$ qlist python | grep wininst.*exe
/usr/lib64/python2.6/distutils/command/wininst-6.0.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.6/distutils/command/wininst-7.1.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.6/distutils/command/wininst-8.0.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.6/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.6/distutils/command/wininst-9.0.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-6.0.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-7.1.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-8.0.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe
/usr/lib64/python2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy1.9/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-6.0.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy1.9/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-7.1.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy1.9/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-8.0.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy1.9/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy1.9/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy2.0/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-6.0.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy2.0/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-7.1.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy2.0/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-8.0.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy2.0/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe
/usr/lib64/pypy2.0/lib-python/2.7/distutils/command/wininst-9.0.exe

Comment 2 Michał Górny archtester

2013-04-07 20:06:37 UTC

$ ./setup.py bdist_wininst
...
$ ls dist/
flaggie-0.2.linux-x86_64.exe

:).

Comment 3 Nikoli 2013-04-07 20:09:12 UTC

Please make this feature optional, most users will not need it ever.

Comment 4 Nikoli 2013-04-07 20:16:52 UTC

As Arfrever reminded us, python ebuilds have USE wininst, which is broken now:
portage/dev-lang/python $ grep wininst metadata.xml python-2.7.3-r3.ebuild 
metadata.xml:   <flag name="wininst">Install Windows executables required to create an executable installer for MS Windows.</flag>
python-2.7.3-r3.ebuild:IUSE="-berkdb build doc elibc_uclibc examples gdbm hardened ipv6 +ncurses +readline sqlite +ssl +threads tk +wide-unicode wininst +xml"
python-2.7.3-r3.ebuild: use wininst || rm -f "${libdir})/distutils/command/"wininst-*.exe

Comment 5 Michał Górny archtester

2013-04-07 20:20:45 UTC

You should've mentioned the flag in the first place. Fixed the typo which broke the removal part.