What is the preferred MASTER_SITES for python port?

[Kubilay Kocak]

On 12/12/2017 1:28 am, Sergey Akhmatov wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> Suppose I want to port some python package that exists in the Python
> Package Index (PyPI) and has it's source code available on some official
> website or github.
> 
> Is there any policy or recommended practice for choosing MASTER_SITES?
> Should I use "USE_GITHUB=yes" or "MASTER_SITES= CHEESESHOP" for such
> package?
> 
> I've looked for the answer in Porters Handbook and at
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/Python/PortsPolicy but haven't found it.
> 
> Thank you.
> 

Hi Sergey:

Use CHEESESHOP by default unless there is a compelling (temporary) case
not to.

Examples include certain files are not correctly packaged/included in
the PyPI sdist, such as test suite/files/data.

In these cases, use the alternative MASTER_SITES, open issues/PR's
upstream to get them included, and switch to CHEESESHOP when it lands.

This ensures an upstreams packaging/deployment pipeline is well tested
and standardised, as it is heavily relied upon (setuptools, autoplist,
documentation, discoverability, etc)

Note: Irrespective of MASTER_SITES, if a package is in PyPI it *must* be
named exactly by its <pypi-name>. That is:

* SVN Directory: py-<pypi-name>
* PORTNAME= <pypi-name>
* PKGNAMEPREFIX=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}

./koobs