[OE-core] [PATCH v2 1/1] Python: Upgrade from 2.7.3 to 2.7.9:

[Richard Purdie]

On Tue, 2015-02-17 at 16:22 -0600, Alejandro Hernandez wrote:
> - Based on Paul Eggletons work to partially upgrade to Python 2.7.6
> 
> Modified:
> default-versions.inc: switched to python 2.7.9
> generate-manifest-2.7.py: fixed _sysconfigdata
> python-2.7-manifest.inc: fixed _sysconfigdata
> python.inc: Updated checksums and source, no LICENSE
> change just updated some dates
> python-native_2.7.3 -> python-native_2.7.9 and updated patches
> python_2.7.3 -> python_2.7.9, and added ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=no
> ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=no in EXTRA_OECONF to solve python
> issue #3754, only needed when cross compiling, also updated patches
> use_sysroot_ncurses_instead_of_host.patch: New patch to use ncursesw
> from sysroot instead of hosts, introduced by fix for python issue #15268
> 
> Rebased:
> 01-use-proper-tools-for-cross-build.patch
> 03-fix-tkinter-detection.patch
> 05-enable-ctypes-cross-build.patch
> 06-avoid_usr_lib_termcap_path_in_linking.patch
> avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
> builddir.patch
> fix_for_using_different_libdir.patch
> host_include_contamination.patch
> multilib.patch
> nohostlibs.patch
> search_db_h_in_inc_dirs_and_avoid_warning.patch
> 
> Deleted (fixed on upstream):
> 06-ctypes-libffi-fix-configure.patch
> CVE-2013-4073_py27.patch
> gcc-4.8-fix-configure-Wformat.patch
> json-flaw-fix.patch
> posix_close.patch
> pypirc-secure.patch
> python-2.7.3-CVE-2012-2135.patch
> python-2.7.3-CVE-2013-1752-smtplib-fix.patch
> python-2.7.3-CVE-2014-1912.patch
> python-2.7.3-CVE-2014-7185.patch
> python-2.7.3-berkeley-db-5.3.patch
> python-fix-build-error-with-Readline-6.3.patch
> remove-BOM-insection-code.patch
> remove_sqlite_rpath.patch
> python2.7.3-nossl3.patch
> 
> [YOCTO #7059]

The autobuilder highlkighted some issues which look to be from this
patch:

http://errors.yoctoproject.org/Errors/Search/?items=10&query=1894499d6d00badb0e03fb644ac61258b00e061b

Specifically the perf and python-smartpm failures.

Cheers,

Richard