Re: Getting ready for Python 3.5
I'd recommend we build python3-numpy against Python 3.5 for experimental.
Of my packages in the list that FTBFS, I think all of them fail on numpy
(some on cython),
while numpy builds fine against Python 3.5. We can test the transition
in experimental.
regards
Alastair
On 23/06/2015 16:38, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> [Apologies for the cross-posting! -BAW]
>
> For Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf), we want to make Python 3.5 the default
> Python 3 version. It's currently undecided whether we will keep Python 3.4 as
> a supported version, but a lot of that depends on how easily an archive port
> to Python 3.5 goes. Ideally, we'd be able to make the switch to 3.5 now ahead
> of the planned 16.04 LTS release.
>
> As part of this work, we've done a partial test rebuild of packages in the
> archive that depend in some way on Python 3. For now, this is an x86 only
> partial rebuild in a PPA. In this PPA, we have Python 3.5 as the default
> Python 3 version, with 3.4 still enabled.
>
> You can see the results so far here:
>
> https://launchpad.net/~pythoneers/+archive/ubuntu/py35asdefault/+packages
>
> TL;DR: of 1065 uploads, we have ~64% success rate. Some caveats:
>
> * These are i386 and amd64 only, so we're still in the dark about other
> architectures.
>
> * These are build tests only. While many builds do run the package's test
> suite, not all packages have test suites, or not all are enabled. Also, we
> are not running what are called DEP-8 tests, which are various additional
> smoketests that are run after the package is built, on the built package
> (e.g. install the package and all its dependencies in a chroot and see if
> it can be imported in both Python 2 and 3).
>
> * Some failures are due to dependency build order, so a simple rebuild may
> succeed.
>
> * Some failures may not be new. Because a lot of packages don't get new
> uploads for every new Ubuntu version, they may be failing to build for
> reasons unrelated to Python 3.5.
>
> * We may have missed some packages which declare their build dependencies in
> a way that got past our rather simplistic filter.
>
> Our plan is get the success rate up on the PPA, filing and fixing bugs
> upstream where possible, then to set up a full archive test rebuild, again
> with 3.5 as default and 3.4 as enabled, to see what other failures may occur.
> This full archive rebuild will include all the other architectures, and it's
> possible packages will build on x86 but fail on some other platform. We're
> also planning on setting up a QA stack to run the DEP-8 tests for packages
> that have them.
>
> In the meantime, you can help!
>
> I've started a wiki page listing the backward compatibility breaks I've found
> so far. Feel free to add to this, or look into the linked issues. Contribute
> to the wiki or the linked issues.
>
> https://wiki.python.org/moin/PortingToPy3k/34to35
>
> Build and install Python 3.5 from source and run your package's test suite in
> a virtual environment or in tox. (tox 2.1 supports Python 3.5 but it isn't
> yet available in Debian/Ubuntu - no worries, install tox in a virtualenv and
> use *that* to run your test suite.)
>
> Create a chroot with the py35asdefault PPA enabled, and do some porting there.
> Here's a good guideline on how to use a PPA.
>
> https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA
> https://launchpad.net/~pythoneers/+archive/ubuntu/py35asdefault
>
> Examine the build failures and see if you can identify or fix the problem.
> Start with the package details page
>
> https://launchpad.net/~pythoneers/+archive/ubuntu/py35asdefault/+packages
>
> and drill down into the console logs for specific failures by clicking on the
> 'amd64' or 'i386' links next to any big red X you see, then clicking on the
> 'buildlog' link. E.g.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/pnpjtv6
>
> Scroll down near the bottom, which is where the failure will most likely be
> evident.
>
> Release new versions of your packages with Python 3.5 support to PyPI so the
> Debian maintainers and Ubuntu developers can begin to upload compatible
> versions. If you're a developer for other Linux distros or platforms, let's
> work together! (As is often the case, we'll trail blaze on Ubuntu and push
> the results upstream to Debian as much as possible.)
>
> Follow up here on any of the CC'd mailing lists, email me directly, or ping me
> on IRC (nick 'barry' on python-dev, ubuntu-release @ freenode, debian-python @
> OFTC).
>
> Python 3.5 is in beta, with a final release scheduled for September 2015 (see
> PEP 478). There's still plenty of time to fix or adjust to issues we find but
> there are a ton of packages, so all help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Let's make Python 3.5 the easiest upgrade ever.
>
> Cheers,
> -Barry
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