python3-opengl package is unusable, needs to be upgraded

[Wladimir J. van der Laan]

Python3-opengl in Ubuntu 14.04 but even Ubuntu 16.04 has two known issues:

- Dependency order issue in Python 3.5, see http://bugs.python.org/issue26245

- Compiling shaders fails: https://sourceforge<email address hidden>/

Especially the second problem makes the version unusable. Both have been fixed in the most recent version in pip, 3.1.0, so I hope the package will be upgraded.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Pander (pander)]

Already version 3.1.1a1 is available, see https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyOpenGL

Upgrading is also in favor of the upcoming release 1.9.2 of pygame.

[Pander (pander)]

Possible that will be fixed in Yakkety?

[Erich E. Hoover (ehoover)]

Is there any chance that the fix can get packaged? Asking users to install the update through pip is not a very good solution to this problem.

[Erich E. Hoover (ehoover)]

I pushed a backport of the Yakkety package (3.1.0) to a PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~sweptlaser/+archive/ubuntu/pyopengl

(this worked for me, it's possible that a newer version is needed for other applications)

[Pander (pander)]

For pygame 1.9.2 indeed the version of 3.1.0 suffices. However, for next Ubuntu releases, please package version 3.1.1a1.

[Erich E. Hoover (ehoover)]

@pander I do not know who is in charge of this package, but since the 3.1.0 package was available for a Yakkety that made it easy for me to download the source package and request the build farm to make a version for Xenial. It looks like they're still packaging 3.1.0 for Zesty, so if this is a problem for you then you may need to poke someone.

[dino99 (9d9)]

From 3.1.0 changelog, the latest maintainer was Dmitry Smirnov <<email address hidden>

[dino99 (9d9)]

3.10 is into both artful & bionic archive, resolving that problem.