Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] CI: make Python version configurable

["Oliver Steffen" <osteffen@redhat.com>]

Hi Michael

On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 3:13 PM Michael Kubacki
<mikuback@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> This distributes the Python version (as a default value) across several
> files - ">=3.10.6". For maintainability, we'd like to manage versioning
> more centrally to reduce likelihood of misses on updates.
>
> You could potentially adjust it such that the default does not specify a
> version, put the Python version in a template and call that when needed,
> etc.
Yes, it sounds like a good idea.

Can we work on this in a separate patch set?
I am experimenting with this now, but I fear this might delay
these patches too much and go for a minimal version for now.
Maybe we have a chance to merge something before the CI stops
working tomorrow.

Thanks,
  Oliver

> Thanks,
> Michael
>
> On 11/29/2022 2:26 PM, Oliver Steffen wrote:
> > Add a new parameter "usePythonVersion" to the CI job templates.
> > This makes it possible to specify the version of Python to use.
> > The default value is ">=3.10.6".
> > If '' is specified, Python will not be downloaded at runtime and
> > the one provided by the VM/container image will be used.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Oliver Steffen <osteffen@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >   .azurepipelines/templates/platform-build-run-steps.yml | 6 +++++-
> >   .azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-build-job.yml        | 2 ++
> >   .azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-steps.yml            | 6 ++++--
> >   3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/.azurepipelines/templates/platform-build-run-steps.yml
> > b/.azurepipelines/templates/platform-build-run-steps.yml
> > index 40a31a509fc5..6c9189a20fde 100644
> > --- a/.azurepipelines/templates/platform-build-run-steps.yml
> > +++ b/.azurepipelines/templates/platform-build-run-steps.yml
> > @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ parameters:
> >   - name: extra_install_step
> >     type: stepList
> >     default: []
> > +- name: usePythonVersion
> > +  type: string
> > +  default: ">=3.10.6"
> >
> >   steps:
> >   - checkout: self
> > @@ -42,8 +45,9 @@ steps:
> >
> >   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
> >     inputs:
> > -    versionSpec: ">=3.10.6"
> > +    versionSpec: ${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}
> >       architecture: "x64"
> > +  condition: ne('${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}', '')
> >
> >   - script: pip install -r pip-requirements.txt --upgrade
> >     displayName: 'Install/Upgrade pip modules'
> > diff --git a/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-build-job.yml
> > b/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-build-job.yml
> > index 7f88b41dc8d3..d0a6ccd10700 100644
> > --- a/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-build-job.yml
> > +++ b/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-build-job.yml
> > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ parameters:
> >     tool_chain_tag: ''
> >     vm_image: ''
> >     arch_list: ''
> > +  usePythonVersion: '>=3.10.6'
> >
> >   # Build step
> >   jobs:
> > @@ -77,3 +78,4 @@ jobs:
> >         build_pkgs: $(Build.Pkgs)
> >         build_targets: $(Build.Targets)
> >         build_archs: ${{ parameters.arch_list }}
> > +      usePythonVersion: ${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}
> > diff --git a/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-steps.yml
> > b/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-steps.yml
> > index cb431e53fcd1..bf6574b33692 100644
> > --- a/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-steps.yml
> > +++ b/.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-steps.yml
> > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ parameters:
> >     build_pkgs: ''
> >     build_targets: ''
> >     build_archs: ''
> > +  usePythonVersion: '>=3.10.6'
> >
> >   steps:
> >   - checkout: self
> > @@ -20,8 +21,9 @@ steps:
> >
> >   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
> >     inputs:
> > -    versionSpec: '>=3.10.6'
> > -    architecture: 'x64'
> > +    versionSpec: ${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}
> > +    architecture: "x64"
> > +  condition: ne('${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}', '')
> >
> >   - script: pip install -r pip-requirements.txt --upgrade
> >     displayName: 'Install/Upgrade pip modules'
>