Re: [Zero-install-devel] 0compile, SNI and the future of the python solver

[Thomas L. <ta...@gm...>]

On 2 November 2014 23:13, Tim Cuthbertson <ti...@gf...> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Thomas Leonard <ta...@gm...> wrote:
>> On 2 November 2014 07:28, Tim Cuthbertson <ti...@gf...> wrote:
[...]
>>> For 0compile specifically, I suspect that its code could be simplified
>>> greatly if my autocompile work lands in 0install proper, as then it
>>> shouldn't (fingers crossed) have much need to run its own custom solver.
>>
>> Yes, I'd like to see it ported to use that too. What's the current
>> status of your patches?
>
> For autocompile in ZI? Last I heard from you on it
> (http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.zero-install.devel/7583)
> you were keen, but hadn't had time to review it fully. There are still
> no tests for my changes, but I was waiting for your go-ahead on that
> (not much point adding tests if the approach isn't viable). Please let
> me know if there's anything I can do to spur it along :)

Rebasing it on current master would help.

>>> 2) I've got a couple of commits which landed on `master` but which were
>>> never applied to the 2.3 branch, and so never actually got released. I've
>>> cherry-picked them locally, but it'd be nice to have a 2.3.4 release with
>>> these and the attached SNI patch included, if possible:
>>>
>>> ef067bb5a209691edd02ad3dee6d7bed1c79bddb
>>> cf4878f248fc2526d60e3695fd4aa81573a8c53c
>>>
>>> The first is cosmetic (but greatly aids diagnosing weird errors), and the
>>> second is important for local 0compile / 0template functionality when using
>>> recipes.
>>
>> They're on my b2.3 branch already. Maybe I didn't push them (not sure,
>> I applied and pushed your other patch before checking).
>
> Ahh yup, looks like they weren't pushed (or else I haven't pulled for
> a while) - I just pulled, and got 0543071..1cf1b4d on the b2.3 branch.
> Having them released as an actual impl in
> http://0install.net/2007/interfaces/ZeroInstall.xml will be necessary
> before much code (0compile / 0template etc) can make use of them, but
> I don't mind if you want to let the changes settle for a moment first
> ;)

Yeah, I should do that soon.


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