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= Python Wheels in fedora =
= Python Wheels in fedora =


Starting with Fedora 22, Python packages will install itself into buildroot via Python wheels.<ref>http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/</ref> Wheels are the new binary distribution format for python modules, note that as such they are not suitable for use as Source archive. The text below describes the minimal specfile changes needed.
Starting with Fedora 22, Python packages will have the option to install itself into buildroot via Python wheels.<ref>http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/</ref> Wheels are the new binary distribution format for python modules, note that as such they are not suitable for use as Source archive. The text below describes the minimal specfile changes needed, if wheel installation is desired.


{{Anchor|Buildrequires}}
{{Anchor|Buildrequires}}
== BuildRequires ==
== BuildRequires ==


Packages will now BuildRequire python-pip and python-wheel:
The package has to BuildRequire python-pip and python-wheel:


<pre>
<pre>
BuildRequires: python-pip
BuildRequires: python-pip
BuildRequires: python-wheel
BuildRequires: python-wheel
%if %{?with_python3}
BuildRequires: python3-pip
BuildRequires: python3-wheel
%endif
</pre>
</pre>


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== Build section ==
== Build section ==


Packages will now use the ''bdist_wheel'' command, instead of ''install'', this creates a wheel in the ''dist'' directory. A minimal build section thus becomes:
The package has to use the ''bdist_wheel'' command, instead of ''install'', this creates a wheel in the ''dist'' directory. A minimal build section thus becomes:


<pre>
<pre>
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== Install section ==
== Install section ==


Packages will now use ''pip'' to install the newly created wheel. A minimal install section
Packages has to use ''pip'' to install the newly created wheel. A minimal install section
thus becomes:
thus becomes:



Revision as of 10:13, 23 October 2014

Python Wheels in fedora

Starting with Fedora 22, Python packages will have the option to install itself into buildroot via Python wheels.[1] Wheels are the new binary distribution format for python modules, note that as such they are not suitable for use as Source archive. The text below describes the minimal specfile changes needed, if wheel installation is desired.

BuildRequires

The package has to BuildRequire python-pip and python-wheel:

BuildRequires: python-pip
BuildRequires: python-wheel

%if %{?with_python3}
BuildRequires: python3-pip
BuildRequires: python3-wheel
%endif

Build section

The package has to use the bdist_wheel command, instead of install, this creates a wheel in the dist directory. A minimal build section thus becomes:

%{__python2} setup.py bdist_wheel

%if 0%{?with_python3}
pushd %{py3dir}
%{__python3} setup.py bdist_wheel
popd
%endif

Install section

Packages has to use pip to install the newly created wheel. A minimal install section thus becomes:

%if 0%{?with_python3}
pushd %{py3dir}
pip3 install -I dist/%{python3_wheelname} --root %{buildroot} --strip-file-prefix
popd
%endif

pip2 install -I dist/%{python2_wheelname} --root %{buildroot} --strip-file-prefix

The --strip-file-prefix option is currently downstream only modification that strips given prefix from files in wheel RECORD.[2]

Files section

You may also need to add the following entries to the files section:

%{python2_sitelib}/%{name}-%{version}.dist-info/

%{python3_sitelib}/%{name}-%{version}.dist-info/