Re: py-setuptools as a DEPENDS?

[Adam <adam%netbsd.org@localhost>]

> According to devel/py-setuptools/DESCR, this tool aims at building and distributing python package.
> 
> What about the following?
> Index: egg.mk
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/pkgsrc/lang/python/egg.mk,v
> retrieving revision 1.27
> diff -u -r1.27 egg.mk
> --- egg.mk      8 Feb 2017 12:09:30 -0000       1.27
> +++ egg.mk      29 Aug 2018 08:02:55 -0000
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
> ensurepip:
>        ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${PYTHONBIN} -m ensurepip --user
> .else
> -DEPENDS+=      ${PYPKGPREFIX}-setuptools>=0.8:../../devel/py-setuptools
> +BUILD_DEPENDS+=        ${PYPKGPREFIX}-setuptools>=0.8:../../devel/py-setuptools
> .endif
> 
> INSTALLATION_DIRS+=    ${PYSITELIB}

I thought about this (clever me ;)), but apparently some packages require setuptools to run. One need to go through the packages and figure out which ones. Or... just switch to BUILD_DEPENDS and amend later.

Kind regards,
Adam