Build CFFI modules the modern way. Fixes #75 and fixes #43

.manylinux-install.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ for PYBIN in /opt/python/*/bin; do
        [[ "${PYBIN}" == *"cp35"* ]] || \
        [[ "${PYBIN}" == *"cp36"* ]] || \
        [[ "${PYBIN}" == *"cp37"* ]]; then
+        "${PYBIN}/pip" install -U pip setuptools wheel cffi
         "${PYBIN}/pip" install -e /io/
         "${PYBIN}/pip" wheel /io/ -w wheelhouse/
 	rm -rf /io/build /io/*.egg-info

.travis.yml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ before_install:
     - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then source terryfy/travis_tools.sh; fi
     - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then get_python_environment $TERRYFY_PYTHON venv; fi
 install:
-    - pip install -U pip setuptools
+    - pip install -U pip setuptools cffi wheel
     - pip install -U -e .[test]
 script:
     - python --version

CHANGES.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 
 - Add support for Python 3.7 and drop support for Python 3.3.
 
+- Build the CFFI modules (used on PyPy or when PURE_PYTHON is set) at
+  installation or wheel building time when CFFI is available. This
+  replaces the deprecated way of building them at import time. If
+  binary wheels are distributed, it eliminates the need to have a
+  functioning C compiler to use PyPy. See `issue 75
+  <https://github.com/zopefoundation/persistent/issues/75>`_.
+
 
 4.3.0 (2018-07-30)
 ------------------

appveyor.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ environment:
 install:
   - "SET PATH=C:\\Python%PYTHON%;c:\\Python%PYTHON%\\scripts;%PATH%"
   - echo "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.cmd" /x64 > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvars64.bat"
-  - python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
+  - python -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel cffi
   - pip install -e .[test]
 
 build_script:

persistent/_ring_build.py

+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+##############################################################################
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Zope Foundation and Contributors.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# This software is subject to the provisions of the Zope Public License,
+# Version 2.1 (ZPL).  A copy of the ZPL should accompany this distribution.
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+#
+##############################################################################
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
+
+import os
+from cffi import FFI
+
+this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+ffi = FFI()
+with open(os.path.join(this_dir, 'ring.h')) as f:
+    ffi.cdef(f.read())
+
+ffi.set_source('persistent._ring',
+               '#include "ring.c"',
+               include_dirs=[this_dir])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ffi.compile()

persistent/ring.py

@@ -144,21 +144,12 @@ class _DequeRing(object):
 
 
 try:
-    from cffi import FFI
+    from persistent import _ring
 except ImportError: # pragma: no cover
     _CFFIRing = None
 else:
-
-    import os
-    this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-
-    ffi = FFI()
-    with open(os.path.join(this_dir, 'ring.h')) as f:
-        ffi.cdef(f.read())
-
-    _FFI_RING = ffi.verify("""
-    #include "ring.c"
-    """, include_dirs=[this_dir])
+    ffi = _ring.ffi
+    _FFI_RING = _ring.lib
 
     _OGA = object.__getattribute__
     _OSA = object.__setattr__

persistent/tests/test_picklecache.py

@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ class PickleCacheTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         if _is_pypy:
             self.assertIs(ring.Ring, ring._CFFIRing)
-        elif ring._CFFIRing is not None:
+        elif ring._CFFIRing is not None or os.environ.get('USING_CFFI'):
             self.assertIs(ring.Ring, ring._CFFIRing)
         else:
             self.assertIs(ring.Ring, ring._DequeRing)

setup.py

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ setup(name='persistent',
       include_package_data=True,
       zip_safe=False,
       ext_modules=ext_modules,
+      cffi_modules=['persistent/_ring_build.py:ffi'],
       headers=headers,
       extras_require={
           'test': [

tox.ini

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ envlist =
 
 [testenv]
 deps =
+     cffi
     .[test]
 commands =
     zope-testrunner --test-path=.