cpython: don't use lchmod() on Linux, fix w/musl

upstream issue:
https://bugs.python.org/issue31940

There are two PR's proposed to fix this,
but both seem to be stalling waiting for review.

I previously used what appears to be the favored
of the two approaches[1] to fix this,
with plan of keeping it musl-only until PR was merged.

However, while writing up a commit message
explaining the problem and why it needed fixing...

I investigated a bit and found it increasingly
hard to justify anything other than ...
simply not using lchmod.

Here's what I found:
* lchmod is non-POSIX, seems BSD-only these days
* Functionality of lchmod isn't supported on Linux
  * best scenario on Linux would be an error
* POSIX does provide lchmod-esque functionality
  with fchmodat(), which AFAICT is generally preferred.
* Python intentionally overlooks fchmodat()[2]
  electing instead to use lchmod() behavior
  as a proxy for whether fchmodat() "works".
  I'm not sure I follow their reasoning...
* both glibc and musl provide lchmod impls:
  * glibc returns ENOSYS "not implemented"
  * musl implements lchmod with fchmodat(),
    and so returns EOPNOTSUPP "op not supported"
* Python doesn't expect EOPNOTSUPP from lchmod,
  since it's not valid on BSD's lchmod.
* "configure" doesn't actually check lchmod usefully,
  instead checks for glibc preprocessor defines
  to indicate if the function is just a stub[3];
  somewhat fittingly, if the magic macros are defined
  then the next line of the C source is "choke me",
  causing the compiler to trip, fall, and point
  a finger at whatever is near where it ends up.
  (somewhat amusing, but AFAIK effective way to get an error :P)

I'm leaving out links to threads on mailing lists and such,
but for now I hope I've convinced you
(or to those reading commit history: explained my reasons)
that this is a bit of a mess[4].

And so instead of making a big mess messier,
and with hopes of never thinking about this again,
I propose we simply tell Python "don't use lchmod" on Linux.

[1] https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/4783
[2] 28453feaa8/Lib/os.py (L144)
[3] 28453feaa8/configure (L2198)
[4] Messes happen, no good intention goes unpunished :).
This commit is contained in:
Will Dietz 2018-04-25 19:42:35 -05:00
parent ad589329e7
commit b11f3bc8e3
4 changed files with 16 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ let
"ac_cv_computed_gotos=yes"
"ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=yes"
"ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=yes"
];
]
# Never even try to use lchmod on linux,
# don't rely on detecting glibc-isms.
++ optional hostPlatform.isLinux "ac_cv_func_lchmod=no";
postConfigure = if hostPlatform.isCygwin then ''
sed -i Makefile -e 's,PYTHONPATH="$(srcdir),PYTHONPATH="$(abs_srcdir),'

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@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
"--without-ensurepip"
"--with-system-expat"
"--with-system-ffi"
];
]
# Never even try to use lchmod on linux,
# don't rely on detecting glibc-isms.
++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux "ac_cv_func_lchmod=no";
preConfigure = ''
for i in /usr /sw /opt /pkg; do # improve purity

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@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
"--without-ensurepip"
"--with-system-expat"
"--with-system-ffi"
];
]
# Never even try to use lchmod on linux,
# don't rely on detecting glibc-isms.
++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux "ac_cv_func_lchmod=no";
preConfigure = ''
for i in /usr /sw /opt /pkg; do # improve purity

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@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
"ac_cv_computed_gotos=yes"
"ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=yes"
"ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=yes"
];
]
# Never even try to use lchmod on linux,
# don't rely on detecting glibc-isms.
++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux "ac_cv_func_lchmod=no";
preConfigure = ''
for i in /usr /sw /opt /pkg; do # improve purity