Adding python_configure.bzl to (partially) replace python_config.sh
Change: 153709951
diff --git a/util/python/python_config.sh b/util/python/python_config.sh
index 4b18bf3..d5762ad 100755
--- a/util/python/python_config.sh
+++ b/util/python/python_config.sh
@@ -26,23 +26,9 @@
   script_path=${script_path:-.}
 fi
 
-EXPECTED_PATHS="$script_path/util/python/python_include"\
-" $script_path/util/python/python_lib"\
-" $script_path/third_party/py/numpy/numpy_include"
-
 function main {
-  argument="$1"
-  shift
-  case $argument in
-    --check)
-      check_python
-      exit 0
-      ;;
-    --setup)
-      setup_python "$1"
-      exit 0
-      ;;
-  esac
+  setup_python "$1"
+  exit 0
 }
 
 function python_path {
@@ -93,6 +79,7 @@
 function setup_python {
   PYTHON_BIN_PATH="$1";
 
+  # TODO(ngiraldo): move most of these checks to root configure
   if [ -z "$PYTHON_BIN_PATH" ]; then
     echo "PYTHON_BIN_PATH was not provided.  Did you run configure?"
     exit 1
@@ -108,12 +95,7 @@
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  local python_include="$("${PYTHON_BIN_PATH}" -c 'from __future__ import print_function; from distutils import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_python_inc());')"
-  if [ "$python_include" == "" ]; then
-    echo -e "\n\nERROR: Problem getting python include path.  Is distutils installed?"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
+  # TODO(ngiraldo): confirm if these checks are really necessary, remove if not
   if [ -z "$PYTHON_LIB_PATH" ]; then
     local python_lib_path
     # Split python_path into an array of paths, this allows path containing spaces
@@ -149,35 +131,12 @@
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  local numpy_include=$("${PYTHON_BIN_PATH}" -c 'from __future__ import print_function; import numpy; print(numpy.get_include());')
-  if [ "$numpy_include" == "" ]; then
-    echo -e "\n\nERROR: Problem getting numpy include path.  Is numpy installed?"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  for x in $EXPECTED_PATHS; do
-    if [ -e "$x" ]; then
-      rm -rf "$x"
-    fi
-  done
-
-# ln -sf is actually implemented as copying in msys since creating symbolic
-# links is privileged on Windows. But copying is too slow, so invoke mklink
-# to create junctions on Windows.
-  if is_windows; then
-    cmd /c "mklink /J util\\python\\python_include \"${python_include}\""
-    cmd /c "mklink /J util\\python\\python_lib \"${python_lib}\""
-    cmd /c "mklink /J third_party\\py\\numpy\\numpy_include \"${numpy_include}\""
-  else
-    ln -sf "${python_include}" util/python/python_include
-    ln -sf "${python_lib}" util/python/python_lib
-    ln -sf "${numpy_include}" third_party/py/numpy/numpy_include
-  fi
   # Convert python path to Windows style before writing into bazel.rc
   if is_windows; then
     PYTHON_BIN_PATH="$(cygpath -m "$PYTHON_BIN_PATH")"
   fi
 
+  # TODO(ngiraldo): move all below to root configure
   # Write tools/bazel.rc
   echo "# Autogenerated by configure: DO NOT EDIT" > tools/bazel.rc
   sed -e "s/\$PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION/$python_major_version/g" \
@@ -197,29 +156,4 @@
   fi
 }
 
-function check_python {
-  for x in $EXPECTED_PATHS; do
-    if [ ! -e "$x" ]; then
-      echo -e "\n\nERROR: Cannot find '${x}'.  Did you run configure?\n\n" 1>&2
-      exit 1
-    fi
-    # Don't check symbolic link on Windows
-    if ! is_windows && [ ! -L "${x}" ]; then
-      echo -e "\n\nERROR: '${x}' is not a symbolic link.  Internal error.\n\n" 1>&2
-      exit 1
-    fi
-    if is_windows; then
-      # In msys, readlink <path> doesn't work, because no symbolic link on
-      # Windows. readlink -f <path> returns the real path of a junction.
-      true_path=$(readlink -f "${x}")
-    else
-      true_path=$(readlink "${x}")
-    fi
-    if [ ! -d "${true_path}" ]; then
-      echo -e "\n\nERROR: '${x}' does not refer to an existing directory: ${true_path}.  Do you need to rerun configure?\n\n" 1>&2
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  done
-}
-
 main "$@"