Bug 1718295

Summary:	pitivi fails to build with Python 3.8
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Petr Viktorin (pviktori) <pviktori>
Component:	pitivi	Assignee:	Gwyn Ciesla <gwync>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	elad, gwync, igor.raits, mhroncok, wtaymans
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Description Petr Viktorin (pviktori) 2019-06-07 12:38:26 UTC

pitivi fails to build with Python 3.8.0b1.

The build no longer links to libpython, resulting in undefined references to Python API like Py_InitializeEx.
Code that embeds Python (rather than building an extension module) needs to pass `--embed` to any `python3-config --libs` invocation to build with Python 3.8.
More information: 
https://docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/3.8.html#debug-build-uses-the-same-abi-as-release-build

For the build logs, see:
https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/@python/python3.8/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/00927336-pitivi/

For all our attempts to build pitivi with Python 3.8, see:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/python/python3.8/package/pitivi/

Testing and mass rebuild of packages is happening in copr. You can follow these instructions to test locally in mock if your package builds with Python 3.8:
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/python/python3.8/

Let us know here if you have any questions.