Add subheading to describe each import hack.

wip-fakessh-exit-status
David Wilson 7 years ago
parent 36f0584087
commit 6b9e46ecd6

@ -25,14 +25,18 @@ installed base of existing old software versions, so hacks are needed anyway.
It claims to use ``pkg_resources`` to read version information It claims to use ``pkg_resources`` to read version information
(``_get_version_from_pkg_metadata()``), which would result in PEP-302 being (``_get_version_from_pkg_metadata()``), which would result in PEP-302 being
reused and everything just working wonderfully, but instead it actually does reused and everything just working wonderfully, but instead it actually does
direct filesystem access. So we smodge the environment with a ``PBR_VERSION`` direct filesystem access.
environment variable to override any version that was defined. This will
probably break code I haven't seen yet.
**What could it do instead?** **What could it do instead?**
* ``pkg_resources.get_resource_stream()`` * ``pkg_resources.get_resource_stream()``
**What Mitogen is forced to do**
When it sees ``pbr`` being loaded, it smodges the process environment with a
``PBR_VERSION`` variable to override any attempt to auto-detect the version.
This will probably break code I haven't seen yet.
``pkg_resources`` ``pkg_resources``
================= =================
@ -55,6 +59,11 @@ issues like these.
* Use ``get("__main__")`` on :py:data:`sys.modules` rather than ``import``, but * Use ``get("__main__")`` on :py:data:`sys.modules` rather than ``import``, but
this method isn't general enough, it only really helps tools like Mitogen. this method isn't general enough, it only really helps tools like Mitogen.
**What Mitogen is forced to do**
Examine the stack during every attempt to import ``__main__`` and check if the
requestee module is named ``pkg_resources``, if so then refuse the import.
``six`` ``six``
======= =======
@ -75,3 +84,7 @@ This package is sufficiently popular that it must eventually be supported. See
* Any custom hacks installed into :py:data:`sys.modules` should support the * Any custom hacks installed into :py:data:`sys.modules` should support the
protocols laid out in PEP-302. protocols laid out in PEP-302.
**What Mitogen is forced to do**
Vendored versions of ``six`` currently don't work at all.

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