quickfix python bindings

[posita (Matt Bogosian)]

quickfix has bindings for several languages, including python. These are enabled by (e.g.):

./configure ... --with-python=.../include/python[X].[Y] ...

It would be nice to have py-quickfix packages in addition to the base package.

I am new to authoring Portfiles. For example, I do not know if these should belong as variants to devel/quickfix (because they are built using the same sources), or if they should be in a separate Portfile in (e.g.) python/py[XY]-quickfix. I would be willing to take a stab at this if someone could point me to a similarly built library as an example....

[c.herbig@…]

I'm far from an expert on writing port files, but it seems to be the latter. Perhaps taking a look at py27-gobject and py33-gobject will help?

[posita (Matt Bogosian)]

I know one can create separate python packages for these, but I'm not sure this is the appropriate approach. For example, is the only way to do this by creating (e.g.) <.../python/py-quickfix/Portfile> (etc.)? Or can it be done by modifying <.../devel/quickfix/Portfile>?

There are several MacPorts-specific patches that need to be applied to quickfix before it is built. It seems to me creating an entirely separate python package would create a maintenance headache (i.e., it would have to make sure its version, patches, etc. were in sync with the devel/quickfix port).

Instead, I would like to modify devel/quickfix/Portfile to include python variants for the python interface. How do I do that in devel/quickfix, or is that not possible? Can someone point me to an example of a similar package?

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Can the Python bindings be built separately from QuickFIX? If so, I think adding subports to the quickfix port would be the cleanest solution. Variants are not desirable, unless the bindings have to be built at the same time as everything else.

[rodaddy (Rico)]

a zip File with needed files to make quickFix for py27 work & instructions

[rodaddy (Rico)]

I have no idea how to make a port file, so I didn't. but I did just include a ZIP with the files needed and instructions on how to get them to work with a MacPorts install of python2.7

Cheers,

Rico

FYI, this is the only way to get quickfix onto Mavericks, due to the change in the C interpreter in Mavericks.

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

Cc Me!

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

Currently, the Portfile has this:

variant python description {Include python support} {
   depends_lib-append      port:python26
   configure.args-append   --with-python=${prefix}
   patchfiles-append       patch-python.diff
}

Right now, macports is only supporting python27 and python34, so these 2 would need their own variants

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

In r144353 I added python27, python34 and python35 variants and deprecated the existing python variant. Is that sufficient to close this ticket?

[posita (Matt Bogosian)]

@ryandesign, it should be. Thanks!

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

closing per comment:8