[PATCH 1/1] tools: patman: fix `pip install` with Python 3.12

[Simon Glass]

Hi Brandon,

On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 at 03:13, Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2024 at 10:31, Brandon Maier <brandon.maier at collins.com> wrote:
> >
> > Installing patman with `cd ./tools/patman && pip install -e .` fails
> > with the error below.
> >
> > As described in the error output, the license line is not allowed to be
> > only defined in the setup.py.
> >
> > > $ cd ./tools/patman && pip install -e .
> > > Obtaining file:///.../u-boot/tools/patman
> > >   Installing build dependencies ... done
> > >   Checking if build backend supports build_editable ... done
> > >   Getting requirements to build editable ... error
> > >   error: subprocess-exited-with-error
> > >
> > >   × Getting requirements to build editable did not run successfully.
> > >   │ exit code: 1
> > >   ╰─> [61 lines of output]
> > >       /tmp/pip-build-env-mqjvnmz8/overlay/lib/python3.12/site-packages/setuptools/config/_apply_pyprojecttoml.py:76:
> > >           _MissingDynamic: `license` defined outside of `pyproject.toml` is ignored.
> > >       !!
> > >
> > >       ********************************************************************************
> > >       The following seems to be defined outside of `pyproject.toml`:
> > >
> > >       `license = 'GPL-2.0+'`
> > >
> > >       According to the spec (see the link below), however, setuptools CANNOT
> > >       consider this value unless `license` is listed as `dynamic`.
> > >
> > >       https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/pyproject-toml/#declaring-project-metadata-the-project-table
> > >
> > >       To prevent this problem, you can list `license` under `dynamic` or alternatively
> > >       remove the `[project]` table from your file and rely entirely on other means of
> > >       configuration.
> > >       ********************************************************************************
> > >
> > >       !!
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Brandon Maier <brandon.maier at collins.com>
> > CC: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> > ---
> >  tools/patman/pyproject.toml | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>

Unfortunately this causes 'make pip' to fail. Can you please take a look?

Regards,
Simon