[Scons-dev] Subprocess issue on Linux?

[Dirk Bächle]

On 09.04.2014 19:24, Bill Deegan wrote:

> Dirk,

>

> That's pretty impressive!

> Does it pass the full regression suite?

>


No, it doesn't work:

501/1110 (45.14%) /usr/bin/python -tt test/LEX/live.py
/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/scons.py returned 2
STDOUT 
=========================================================================
scons: Reading SConscript files ...

STDERR 
=========================================================================
KeyError: 'PATH':
   File "/tmp/testcmd.4854.Zu6ZsJ/SConstruct", line 2:
     foo = Environment()
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Environment.py", 
line 1003:
     apply_tools(self, tools, toolpath)
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Environment.py", 
line 107:
     env.Tool(tool)
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Environment.py", 
line 1787:
     tool(self)
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Tool/__init__.py", 
line 183:
     self.generate(env, *args, **kw)
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Tool/default.py", 
line 40:
     for t in SCons.Tool.tool_list(env['PLATFORM'], env):
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Tool/__init__.py", 
line 819:
     ], env)
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Tool/__init__.py", 
line 690:
     return list(filter (ToolExists, tools))
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Tool/__init__.py", 
line 689:
     return Tool(tool).exists(env)
   File 
"/home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/../engine/SCons/Tool/wix.py", 
line 71:
     for path in os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep):
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/UserDict.py", line 23:
     raise KeyError(key)

FAILED test of /home/dirk/workspace/scons_dirkbaechle/src/script/scons.py


Looks like the wrapping of Subprocess.Popen in stubprocess.py prevents 
the os.environ settings to get through, so all tests that setup a simple 
Environment and auto-detect Tools are bound to fail. :(

Dirk