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make install: make compileall optional

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Description

BPO 37175
Nosy @blueyed, @ned-deily

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-06-06.13:03:12.868>
labels = ['type-feature', 'expert-installation', '3.9']
title = 'make install: make compileall optional'
updated_at = <Date 2019-06-07.17:38:50.905>
user = 'https://github.com/blueyed'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-06-07.17:38:50.905>
actor = 'ned.deily'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Installation']
creation = <Date 2019-06-06.13:03:12.868>
creator = 'blueyed'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 37175
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['344812', '344976']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['blueyed', 'ned.deily']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37175'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start by locating the make install target and the compileall invocation in the CPython source. Determine how installation should behave when compilation is skipped, then run the relevant installation or build tests to verify both optional paths.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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