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Python 3X applications and modules in EPEL 8
Since Python minor version are not ABI compatible and because EPEL guidelines strongly discourage breaking ABI compatibility, separate Python 3 minor versions in EPEL 8 are packaged as separate python3X (currently python38) packages to allow for independent versions for each Python version. These guidelines are for building modules for the non-primary version(s) of Python in RHEL 8.
All Packages
- Must override the __python3 macro, e.g.:
%global __python3 /usr/bin/python3.8
- No need for the %python_provide macro
Issues
- How to handle %{py3_dist} macro?
Modules
- where in Fedora, a module has python3-foo subpackage, in EPEL the subpackage must be python3X-foo.
- Any files in %{_bindir} must only be of the form %{_bindir}/foo-%{python3_version}
Example Spec
%global srcname example
%global sum An example python module
Name: python38-%{srcname}
Version: 1.2.3
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: %{sum}
License: MIT
URL: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/%{srcname}
Source0: %{pypi_source}
BuildArch: noarch
BuildRequires: python38-devel
BuildRequires: python38-othermodule
Requires: python38-othermodule
%description
An python module which provides a convenient example.
%prep
%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version}
%build
%py3_build
%install
%py3_install
%check
%{__python3} setup.py test
%files
%license COPYING
%doc README.rst
%{python3_sitelib}/*
%{_bindir}/sample-exec-%{python3_version}
%changelog