python38's distutils.sysconfig contains the wrong linking flags.

[mamoll (Mark Moll)]

This produces the wrong output:

> python3.8 -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LINKFORSHARED'))"
-L/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/config-3.8-darwin -lpython3.8m -ldl -framework CoreFoundation

In Python3.8 the library doesn't have the m suffix. This leads to problems when python-related packages use distutils to determine compilation flags: ​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/commit/8fe8bee1d144ab961ce986e7ea568921e3b336f7

[mamoll (Mark Moll)]

In 6836194cdfcea593e39c9b6479dd26f4f0773c54/macports-ports (master):

dbus-python38: workaround for broken config of python38 port

See: #59518

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Josh, you maintain pythno37 and older pythons; maybe you want to maintain python38 as well?

[reneeotten (Renee Otten)]

Joshua, I understand the whole update/addition of python38 didn't go the way it should have... Despite of that and moving forward at least I would really appreciate it if you would be willing to maintain python38 as well.

I guess many of the potential changes would be applicable to all Python ports, and you certainly have way more experience/expertise with maintaining it than most of us (and certainly than me). I would be happy though to take a look at the python38 port, compare that to python37 and python39-devel including their patches, and see if I can do something about it, but it would definitely benefit from your expertise. What do you think?

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Should just be a matter of updating the modification of sysconfig with awk in the portfile.

[reneeotten (Renee Otten)]

In 0eb49d903862e8faf21900985290f9c7e93b1263/macports-ports (master):

python38: add missing patches, fix linking flags (​https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/5968)

• python38: add note to keep py38-gdbm and py38-tkinter versions in sync

• python38: update patch-setup.py.diff

• python38: refresh patches to apply cleanly

• patch-Lib-cgi.py.diff
• patch-configure.diff
• patch-Lib-ctypes-macholib-dyld.py.diff
• patch-libedit.diff
• patch-configure-xcode4bug.diff

• python38: update python3-python38 select file

• python38: add patch-_osx_support.py.diff

• handle -isysroot without a space

• python38: use compiler.blacklist-append

• python38: fix linking flags, rev bump to rebuild

Closes: #59518

[MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)]

In 1258a34b10efbd37452a14af1b1095dd7659f9c3/macports-ports (master):

dbus-python: remove temporary workaround

See #59518