666568 – sci-libs/vtk-8.1.0-r2 needs a patch for Python_3.7

Bug 666568 - sci-libs/vtk-8.1.0-r2 needs a patch for Python_3.7

Summary: sci-libs/vtk-8.1.0-r2 needs a patch for Python_3.7

Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Science Related Packages

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Keywords:	PATCH

Depends on:	715828
Blocks:	python3.7-compat
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Reported:	2018-09-19 16:52 UTC by Helmut Jarausch
Modified:	2020-05-01 14:50 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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patch for Python 3.7 (vtk-8.1.0-Py37.patch,424 bytes, patch) 2018-09-19 16:52 UTC, Helmut Jarausch	Details \| Diff
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Description Helmut Jarausch 2018-09-19 16:52:38 UTC

Created attachment 547340 [details, diff]
patch for Python 3.7

Python_3.7 has changed its API,
function PyUnicode_AsUTF8 returns a
const char* pointer
while Python_3.6 returned a
char*
pointer.

The attached patch is an ugly work-around (const_cast).
The real fix should be provided by upstreams.