add support to Python easyblock for conditionally applying extra patch to fix ctypes when EasyBuild is configured to filter `$LD_LIBRARY_PATH`#3860

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casparvl:use_patch_when_filter_ld_library_path

Oct 22, 2025

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Commits on Jul 29, 2025

Conditionally apply patches based on configuration of easybuild for filtering LD_LIBRARY_PATH
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Add forgotten commas
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Use the correct way to append to the patches and checksums lists
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Do this in the fetch step: it needs to be done early enough, otherwise the patch isn't fetched
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Commits on Jul 30, 2025

Clarify descriptions, remove commented section
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Make hound happy
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Update easybuild/easyblocks/p/python.py

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Fix too long lines
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Commits on Aug 27, 2025

Changes based on @boegels review. Reducing to 1 new custom configuration option
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Make explicit remark where the checksum for the custom patch should go
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Fix config variable name
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Make sure to handle the default value behaviour correctly
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Remove white line
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Commits on Oct 13, 2025

Process comments from @boegel. Rename to custom option to patch_ctypes_ld_library_path. use self.cfg.get. Also check for not filtering LIBRARY_PATH. Make sure to update the rest of the code for the…
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Fix hound issues
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Commits on Oct 14, 2025

Commits on Oct 15, 2025

Rephrase for clarity
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Add warning for users that filter LD_LIBRARY_PATH, but do not patch ctypes
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Commits on Oct 17, 2025

First try to do a find_library call with a full library name to see if that works, since ctypes.CDLL relies on it. That way, if the ctypes.CDLL fails, we at least know if the find_library call was …
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Commits on Oct 22, 2025