Bug 230225

Summary:	media-sound/picard: Ebuild should check if python was compiled with USE=cxx
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Sebastian <sebastian_ml>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Santiago M. Mola (RETIRED) <coldwind>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	trivial	CC:	marti
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5137642.html
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Description Sebastian 2008-06-30 18:07:28 UTC

Hi all,

trying to install picard I wasted a lot of time until somebody on the forum suggested that I reinstall python with "cxx" in USE. I did and afterwards I was able to install picard. See URL for details (picard wasn't able to be built because the setup.py wasn't able to find the compiler).

Hence I suggest changing the ebuild so that it checks if python was installed with the cxx USE flag set. No need to make the users upset.

I guess that this also happens with other software so getting rid of the cxx USE flag would be preferred (for python anyway).

Kind regards
Sebastian

Comment 1 Santiago M. Mola (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-06-30 20:51:47 UTC

Strange, cxx is enabled by default in Python. Picard is a PyQt app, so you already have Qt and a proper C++ compiler... I wonder how your system doesn't have USE="cxx".

Anyway, added a check to picard.

FYI, next python versions won't have the cxx USE flag. And for your own safety, please, don't disable cxx.

Thanks for reporting.

Comment 2 Sebastian 2008-07-01 05:44:39 UTC

Hi Santiago,

thanks! I have USE="-* ..." in make.conf, that's why.

Kind regards
Sebastian