On Mon, 2019-06-24 at 12:09 -0400, Ben Cotton wrote: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Move_test.support_module_to_python3-test_subpackage > > == Summary == > > Move <code>test.support</code> from <code>python3-libs</code> to > <code>python3-test</code> subpackage. > > == Owner == > * Name: [[User:lbalhar| Lumír Balhar]] > * Email: [mailto:lbalhar@xxxxxxxxxx| lbalhar@xxxxxxxxxx] > > > == Detailed Description == > > Python test modules should be used only for testing Python itself. > However, some packages have buildtime or runtime dependency on parts > of Python test modules. The aim of this change is to move the most > popular Python test module <code>test.support</code> from > <code>python3-libs</code> to <code>python3-test</code> subpackage > which will help us discover packages which depend on it and also > identify parts of the module which might be useful to move to standard > library. The main reason for this change is to *experiment* and see what breaks when it is moved? Why can't that be done in copr instead? > Also, [https://docs.python.org/3/library/test.html#module-test.support > the Python documentation] says test.support is not a public module. > Other things should not depend on it, and if something is useful > outside the CPython test suite, we should ideally take it out of > test.support. > > == Benefit to Fedora == > > The main benefit here is that moving it all to -test is less fragile > and more consistent. > > It also helps us understand which parts of Python test suite are > useful and which is worth to move to the standard library. > > There were also a few bugs caused by parts of the test module packaged > in different subpackages and by differences between Python 2 and 3 - > [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1651245 RHBZ#1651245], > [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1528899 RHBZ#1528899], > [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596258 RHBZ#596258] > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: > ** Move <code>test.support</code> from <code>python3-libs</code> to > <code>python3-test</code> subpackage. > ** Identify as many as possible affected packages and try to fix their > buildtime/runtime issues caused by the change. > > * Other developers: > ** If a package depends on <code>test.support</code> module which we > move to -test subpackage, change the build/runtime dependencies > definition accordingly. > > * Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) > > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > Test modules should not be used as a runtime dependency so there is no > impact on an upgrade. > > == How To Test == > > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > == User Experience == > The user experience should not be affected. > > == Dependencies == > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > == Contingency Plan == > > * Contingency mechanism: Changes will be mostly done in Python > specfile and they can be easily reverted in case of some unexpected > issues. The second possibility is to set Provides to temporarily > deactivate the impact of the change. > * Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change) > * Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change) > * Blocks product? No. > > == Documentation == > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > == Release Notes == > Since this affects only a few packages, no release notes are necessary. -- Yaakov Selkowitz Senior Software Engineer - Platform Enablement Red Hat, Inc. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
