Subject: Re: [bug#43967] [PATCH] Add python2-parallel

From: Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:19:26 +0300

On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 11:08:19AM +0300, Bonface M. K. wrote:
> Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 09:22:29PM +0300, Bonface M. K. wrote:
> >> Hi all.
> >> 
> >> Find attached a patch that adds
> >> python2-parallel. Any feedback is welcome.
> >> 
> >> -- 
> >> Bonface M. K. (https://www.bonfacemunyoki.com)
> >> Chief Emacs Mchochezi / Twitter: @BonfaceKilz
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> >
> >> From 23d1ac31023d9c3bc1d35fba868d203a2d1d22ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> >> From: BonfaceKilz <[email-masked]>
> >> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:04:01 +0300
> >> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add python2-parallel.
> >> 
> >> * gnu/packages/python-xyz (python2-parallel): New package.
> >> ---
> >>  gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> >> 
> >> diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> >> index 56c7bb84ab..e149328e35 100644
> >> --- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> >> +++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
> >> @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
> >>  ;;; Copyright © 2020 Guy Fleury Iteriteka <[email-masked]>
> >>  ;;; Copyright © 2020 Hendursaga <[email-masked]>
> >>  ;;; Copyright © 2020 Malte Frank Gerdes <[email-masked]>
> >> +;;; Copyright © 2020 Kilyungi Bonface Munyoki <[email-masked]>
> >>  ;;;
> >>  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
> >>  ;;;
> >> @@ -22218,3 +22219,34 @@ NestedText is both simple and natural.  Only a small number of concepts and rule
> >>  be kept in mind when creating it.  It is easily created, modified, or viewed with
> >>  a text editor and easily understood and used by both programmers and non-programmers.")
> >>      (license license:expat))) ; MIT license
> >> +
> >> +(define-public python2-parallel
> >> +  (package
> >> +    (name "python2-parallel")
> >> +    (version "1.6.6")
> >> +    (source
> >> +     (origin
> >> +       (method url-fetch)
> >> +       (uri (string-append
> >> +             "https://www.parallelpython.com/downloads/pp/pp-"
> >> +             version ".zip"))
> >
> > There is a tar.gz and a tar.bz2 version also available. Any reason in
> > particular for the zip version?
> >
> 
> I don't have a good reason. I wanted to upstream
> this package from gn2- and unzip was used
> there. Is there a preference to use tar.gz or
> tar.bz2 (as oppossed to zip)? I'm guessing better
> compression? I can resubmit this with the tar.gz.
> 

The decompressors (there's got to be a better word) for gzip and bzip2
are already in the build environment so it means we don't need to pull
in unzip also.

> >> +       (sha256
> >> +        (base32
> >> +         "15fhpr6kv4j45f9i55mwi5smzskm0pfwwagya7wq3wwlfaz9pj5c"))))
> >> +    (native-inputs
> >> +     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
> >> +    (build-system python-build-system)
> >> +    (arguments
> >> +     `(#:python ,python-2

Also, does it build with python3? I think we're trying to not add too
many more python2-only packages now that python2 is end of life.

> >> +       ; Package has no tests
> >> +       #:tests? #f))
> >> +    (home-page "https://www.parallelpython.com")
> >> +    (synopsis "Parallel and distributed programming for Python")
> >> +    (description "Parallel Python module (PP) provides an easy and efficient
> >> +way to create parallel-enabled applications for SMP computers and clusters.
> >> +PP module features cross-platform portability and dynamic load balancing.
> >> +Thus application written with PP will parallelize efficiently even on
> >> +heterogeneous and multi-platform clusters (including clusters running other
> >> +application with variable CPU loads).  Visit http://www.parallelpython.com for
> >> +further information.")
> >
> > I think we can drop the "visit the webpage" line.
> >
> 
> Sure!
> 
> >> +    (license license:bsd-3)))
> >> -- 
> >> 2.28.0
> >> 
> >
> > I haven't been able to find a back catalog of their releases and ended
> > up dropping back from 1.6.1 to 1.5.7 since there's a copy stored on IPFS
> > I can add to the store when needed.
> 
> Ah yes. This would be useful. And I'm guessing
> that would go to guix-past right?
> 

The problem Really is that once they update the package the source for
the current package disappears.

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