Bug 11890

Summary: Allow installation of pure Python (native) modules without building python3-native
Product: [Build System, Metadata & Runtime] OE-Core Reporter: Ross Burton <ross.burton>
Component: devtools / tool chainAssignee: Unassigned <unassigned>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Medium CC: meta.mr.watcher, meta.watcher, randy.macleod, tim.orling
Version: 2.4   
Target Milestone: 6.99   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Multiple   
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: No (bug/feature does not impact docs)

Description Ross Burton 2017-08-03 13:43:03 UTC 
It would be a lot faster if pure python (ie no C) modules could just be installed into the sysroot without having to build python3-native.

If we export PYTHONPATH=$SYSROOT/$libdir/python3/site-packages/ then Python will look in the right place.

The hard bit will be changing distutils3-base so that it doesn't unconditionally inherit python3native.
Comment 1 Ross Burton 2018-04-17 05:31:43 UTC 
Clarification: this is for native packages only.  For target we want to depend on python3native so we can build pyc with the right version of Python.
Comment 2 Randy MacLeod 2022-02-03 16:25:24 UTC 
Nice idea, there is some complexity be worked through.
Comment 3 Randy MacLeod 2023-10-24 14:24:56 UTC 
Bulk move from 4.99 or 0.00 to 5.99