Re: [PATCH 2/2] gnu: libxml2: Build python bindings separately.

[Mark H Weaver]

宋文武 <address@hidden> writes:

> * gnu/packages/xml.scm (libxml2)[native-inputs]: Remove python.
>   [arguments]: Remove.
>   (python-libxml2, python2-libxml): New variables.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/xml.scm | 53 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/xml.scm b/gnu/packages/xml.scm
> index a4c81b2..22d4e52 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/xml.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/xml.scm

[...]

> +(define-public python2-libxml
> +  (package-with-python2 python-libxml2))
> +

Due to non-obvious complications arising from the fact that xml.scm and
python.scm are mutually dependent on each other, we can't use
'package-with-python2' from xml.scm.  For now, I suggest moving it to
python.scm, where all other uses of 'package-with-python2' are currently
located.

For an explanation, see:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2014-12/msg00355.html

     Mark