Re: [PATCH] configure: allow PyPI access for python 'tooling' dependencies

["Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 02:12:55PM -0500, John Snow wrote:
> We actually do not allow our meson requirements to be fetched online
> because we strictly prefer the vendored version. Move the tooling group
> installation to a different invocation that does allow PyPI to be
> accessed when configure is run without explicitly disabling PyPI access.
> 
> This will allow QEMU to download and install python3-wheel for you if
> you don't have it in your host environment.

IOW, with this patch the behaviour is now:

  * Host  python3-wheel -> already works
  * No python3-wheel -> auto downloads
  * No python3-wheel && --disable-downloads -> fail

previously the 2nd case there was behaving the same as the
3rd  which was wrong.

> 
> Reported-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
> Reported-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
> ---
>  configure | 16 ++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>


With regards,
Daniel
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