[PATCH nft 1/2] update INSTALL file

[PATCH nft 1/2] update INSTALL file

[Pablo Neira Ayuso]

Update it to current library dependencies and existing options.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
 INSTALL | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a3f10c372d14..9a597057ae3e 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Installation instructions for nftables
  Prerequisites
  =============
 
-  - standard glibc headers, gcc etc.
+  - build tooling: glibc headers, gcc, autotools, automake, libtool, pkg-config.
 
   - libmnl: git://git.netfilter.org/libmnl.git
 
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@ Installation instructions for nftables
 
   - bison
 
-  - libgmp
+  - libgmp: alternatively, see mini-gmp support below.
 
-  - libreadline
-
-  - pkg-config
-
-  - libtool
+  - libreadline or libedit or linenoise: required by interactive command line
 
   - optional: libxtables: required to interact with iptables-compat
 
-  - optional: docbook2x: required for building man-page
+  - optional: libjansson: required to build JSON support
+
+  - optional: asciidoc: required for building man-page
 
  Configuring and compiling
  =========================
@@ -60,17 +58,36 @@ Installation instructions for nftables
 	For libxtables support to interact with the iptables-compat
 	utility.
 
- Suggested configuration options: --prefix=/ --datarootdir=/usr/share
+ --without-cli
+
+	To disable interactive command line support, ie. -i/--interactive.
+
+ --with-cli=readline
+
+	To enable interactive command line support with libreadline.
+
+ --with-cli=linenoise
+
+	To enable interactive command line support with linenoise.
+
+ --with-cli=editline
+
+	To enable interactive command line support with libedit.
+
+ --with-json
+
+	To enable JSON support, this requires libjansson.
 
  Run "make" to compile nftables, "make install" to install it in the
  configured paths.
 
- Other notes
+ Source code
  ===========
 
- The nftables kernel tree can be found at:
+ Netfilter's Linux kernel tree can be found at:
 
- git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pablo/nftables.git
+ git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf.git/
+ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf.git
 
  The latest version of this code can be found at:
 
-- 
2.30.2

[PATCH nft 2/2] py: remove setup.py integration with autotools

[Pablo Neira Ayuso]

With Python distutils and setuptools going deprecated, remove
integration with autotools. This integration is causing issues
in modern environments.

Note that setup.py is still left in place under the py/ folder.

Update INSTALL file to refer to Python support and setup.py.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
 INSTALL        |  7 +++++++
 Makefile.am    |  6 ++----
 configure.ac   | 26 --------------------------
 py/Makefile.am | 27 ---------------------------
 4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9a597057ae3e..9b626745d7a4 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ Installation instructions for nftables
  Run "make" to compile nftables, "make install" to install it in the
  configured paths.
 
+ Python support
+ ==============
+
+ CPython bindings are available for nftables under the py/ folder.
+
+ setup.py is provided to install it.
+
  Source code
  ===========
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 72fb4e88012d..84c3c366b86a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ SUBDIRS = 	src	\
 		include	\
 		files	\
 		doc	\
-		examples
-if HAVE_PYTHON
-SUBDIRS += py
-endif
+		examples\
+		py
 
 EXTRA_DIST =	tests	\
 		files
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index adb782667438..b0201ac3528e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -108,25 +108,6 @@ AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBJANSSON], [1], [Define if you have libjansson])
 ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_JSON], [test "x$with_json" != xno])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(python,
-       AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-python], [Enable python]),,[enable_python=check]
-       )
-
-AC_ARG_WITH([python_bin],
-            [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python-bin], [Specify Python binary to use])],
-	    [PYTHON_BIN="$withval"], [AC_PATH_PROGS(PYTHON_BIN, python python2 python2.7 python3)]
-	   )
-
-AS_IF([test "x$PYTHON_BIN" = "x"], [
-	AS_IF([test "x$enable_python" = "xyes"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Python asked but not found])],
-	[test "x$enable_python" = "xcheck"], [
-		AC_MSG_WARN([Python not found, continuing anyway])
-		enable_python=no
-	])
-])
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PYTHON], [test "$enable_python" != "no"])
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([					\
 		Makefile				\
 		libnftables.pc				\
@@ -157,10 +138,3 @@ nft configuration:
   enable man page:              ${enable_man_doc}
   libxtables support:		${with_xtables}
   json output support:          ${with_json}"
-
-AS_IF([test "$enable_python" != "no"], [
-	echo "  enable Python:		yes (with $PYTHON_BIN)"
-	], [
-	echo "  enable Python:		no"
-	]
-	)
diff --git a/py/Makefile.am b/py/Makefile.am
index 215ecd9e4751..f10ae360599f 100644
--- a/py/Makefile.am
+++ b/py/Makefile.am
@@ -1,28 +1 @@
 EXTRA_DIST = setup.py __init__.py nftables.py schema.json
-
-all-local:
-	cd $(srcdir) && \
-		$(PYTHON_BIN) setup.py build --build-base $(abs_builddir)
-
-install-exec-local:
-	cd $(srcdir) && \
-		$(PYTHON_BIN) setup.py build --build-base $(abs_builddir) \
-		install --prefix $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)
-
-uninstall-local:
-	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib*/python*/site-packages/nftables
-	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib*/python*/dist-packages/nftables
-	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib*/python*/site-packages/nftables-[0-9]*.egg-info
-	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib*/python*/dist-packages/nftables-[0-9]*.egg-info
-	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib*/python*/site-packages/nftables-[0-9]*.egg
-	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib*/python*/dist-packages/nftables-[0-9]*.egg
-
-clean-local:
-	cd $(srcdir) && \
-		$(PYTHON_BIN) setup.py clean \
-		--build-base $(abs_builddir)
-	rm -rf scripts-* lib* build dist bdist.* nftables.egg-info
-	find . -name \*.pyc -delete
-
-distclean-local:
-	rm -f version
-- 
2.30.2

Re: [PATCH nft 2/2] py: remove setup.py integration with autotools

[Arturo Borrero Gonzalez]

On 7/18/23 14:01, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> With Python distutils and setuptools going deprecated, remove
> integration with autotools. This integration is causing issues
> in modern environments.
> 
> Note that setup.py is still left in place under the py/ folder.
> 
> Update INSTALL file to refer to Python support and setup.py.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso<pablo@netfilter.org>
> ---
>   INSTALL        |  7 +++++++
>   Makefile.am    |  6 ++----
>   configure.ac   | 26 --------------------------
>   py/Makefile.am | 27 ---------------------------
>   4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)

I think this patch can be merged.

regards.

Re: [PATCH nft 2/2] py: remove setup.py integration with autotools

[Phil Sutter]

On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 02:01:19PM +0200, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> With Python distutils and setuptools going deprecated, remove
> integration with autotools. This integration is causing issues
> in modern environments.
> 
> Note that setup.py is still left in place under the py/ folder.
> 
> Update INSTALL file to refer to Python support and setup.py.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

Acked-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>

Re: [PATCH nft 1/2] update INSTALL file

[Phil Sutter]

On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 02:01:18PM +0200, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> Update it to current library dependencies and existing options.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

Acked-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>