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during 'make install', pre-existing site-packages residents are recompiled. Twice.

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Description

BPO 27884
Nosy @bitdancer, @MattDMo

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-08-28.14:53:14.003>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'build', 'expert-installation']
title = "during 'make install', pre-existing site-packages residents are recompiled. Twice."
updated_at = <Date 2016-08-28.15:09:22.717>
user = 'https://github.com/MattDMo'

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activity = <Date 2016-08-28.15:09:22.717>
actor = 'r.david.murray'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Build', 'Extension Modules', 'Installation']
creation = <Date 2016-08-28.14:53:14.003>
creator = 'MattDMo'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27884
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['273824', '273825']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'MattDMo']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27884'
versions = ['Python 3.6']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with make install, focusing on pre-existing site-packages residents and extension modules. Trace the build and installation steps to determine why those residents are recompiled twice. Done means make install no longer unnecessarily recompiles them.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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