[proposed feature-request] Lacking psutil recipe

[yves-surrel]

Versions

• Python: 3.9
• OS: MacOS 11.7
• Kivy: 2.1.0
• Cython:
• OpenJDK:

Description

A recipe for psutil used to exist (see #157 , May 27, 2014). The simplest one I tried to create:

from pythonforandroid.recipe import PythonRecipe


class PsutilRecipe(PythonRecipe):
    version = "5.9.3"
    url = f'https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/archive/refs/tags/release-{version}.tar.gz'
    depends = ["setuptools"]
    site_packages_name = 'psutil'
    call_hostpython_via_targetpython = False


recipe = PsutilRecipe()

and I have no knowledge of how to amend it (no skill about gcc compiling, linking etc.)

[RobertFlatt]

Android is not POSIX compliant.

I think the interesting question about psutil is how much of it's functionality would be available from within an Android app?

[yves-surrel]

It is possible to have an operative psutil in Pydroid3, so it could be possible to have psutil compiled properly...?

[yves-surrel]

Actually, in my App, psutil was required by ipykernel. I specified ipykernel==5.5.5 in buildozer.spec which does not require psutil. So for my purpose, the problem is solved. But it may be useful to others, although @RobertFlatt answer is quite relevant.

[Julian-O]

No-one currently needs a recipe and it is unclear that it would be useful anyway. Closing as Not Planned.