On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 08:24:33PM -0400, John Snow wrote:
> Add setup.cfg and setup.py, necessary for installing a package via
> pip. Add a ReST document (PACKAGE.rst) explaining the basics of what
> this package is for and who to contact for more information. This
> document will be used as the landing page for the package on PyPI.
> 
> List the subpackages we intend to package by name instead of using
> find_namespace because find_namespace will naively also packages tests,
> things it finds in the dist/ folder, etc. I could not figure out how to
> modify this behavior; adding allow/deny lists to setuptools kept
> changing the packaged hierarchy. This works, roll with it.
> 
> I am not yet using a pyproject.toml style package manifest, because
> "editable" installs are not defined (yet?) by PEP-517/518.
> 
> I consider editable installs crucial for development, though they have
> (apparently) always been somewhat poorly defined.
> 
> Pip now (19.2 and later) now supports editable installs for projects
> using pyproject.toml manifests, but might require the use of the
> --no-use-pep517 flag, which somewhat defeats the point. Full support for
> setup.py-less editable installs was not introduced until pip 21.1.1:
> https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/9547/commits/7a95720e796a5e56481c1cc20b6ce6249c50f357
> 
> For now, while the dust settles, stick with the de-facto
> setup.py/setup.cfg combination supported by setuptools. It will be worth
> re-evaluating this point again in the future when our supported build
> platforms all ship a fairly modern pip.
> 
> Additional reading on this matter:
> 
> https://github.com/pypa/packaging-problems/issues/256
> https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6334
> https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6375
> https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6434
> https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6438
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
> ---
>  python/PACKAGE.rst | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  python/setup.cfg   | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  python/setup.py    | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 78 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 python/PACKAGE.rst
>  create mode 100644 python/setup.cfg
>  create mode 100755 python/setup.py
> 
> diff --git a/python/PACKAGE.rst b/python/PACKAGE.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..1bbfe1b58e2
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/python/PACKAGE.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> +QEMU Python Tooling
> +===================
> +
> +This package provides QEMU tooling used by the QEMU project to build,
> +configure, and test QEMU. It is not a fully-fledged SDK and it is subject
> +to change at any time.
> +
> +Usage
> +-----
> +
> +The ``qemu.qmp`` subpackage provides a library for communicating with
> +QMP servers. The ``qemu.machine`` subpackage offers rudimentary
> +facilities for launching and managing QEMU processes. Refer to each
> +package's documentation
> +(``>>> help(qemu.qmp)``, ``>>> help(qemu.machine)``)
> +for more information.
> +
> +Contributing
> +------------
> +
> +This package is maintained by John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com> as part of
> +the QEMU source tree. Contributions are welcome and follow the `QEMU
> +patch submission process
> +<https://wiki.qemu.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch>`_, which involves
> +sending patches to the QEMU development mailing list.
> +
> +John maintains a `GitLab staging branch
> +<https://gitlab.com/jsnow/qemu/-/tree/python>`_, and there is an
> +official `GitLab mirror <https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu>`_.
> +
> +Please report bugs on the `QEMU issue tracker
> +<https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues>`_ and tag ``@jsnow`` in
> +the report.
> diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..3fa92a2e73f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/python/setup.cfg
> @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
> +[metadata]
> +name = qemu
> +maintainer = QEMU Developer Team
> +maintainer_email = qemu-devel@nongnu.org
> +url = https://www.qemu.org/
> +download_url = https://www.qemu.org/download/
> +description = QEMU Python Build, Debug and SDK tooling.
> +long_description = file:PACKAGE.rst
> +long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
> +classifiers =
> +    Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
> +    License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2)
> +    Natural Language :: English
> +    Operating System :: OS Independent
> +    Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
> +
> +[options]
> +python_requires = >= 3.6
> +packages =
> +    qemu.qmp
> +    qemu.machine
> +    qemu.utils

^ Good!

Reviewed-by: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>