[gtk-osx-users] itstool: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named libxml2.

[Pascal <p p14 orange fr>]

Hello,

After upgrading to Xcode 12 which brings Python 3.8, I fell again into libxml2 issue, see:
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-osx-users-list/2020-January/msg00037.html

Now it's with glade:
*** Checking out libxml2 *** [1/3]
*** Skipping libxml2 (package and dependencies not updated) *** [1/3]
*** Checking out itstool *** [2/3]
*** Skipping itstool (package and dependencies not updated) *** [2/3]
*** Checking out glade *** [3/3]
...
Making all in help
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/local/src-2020/cache/jhbuild/build/glade-3.22.1/help'
  GEN      bg/bg.mo
  GEN      ca/ca.mo
...
  GEN    el/
Traceback (most recent call last):
Traceback (most recent call last):
Traceback (most recent call last):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/xnadalib-2020/bin/itstool", line 27, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/xnadalib-2020/bin/itstool", line 27, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/xnadalib-2020/bin/itstool", line 27, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/xnadalib-2020/bin/itstool", line 27, in <module>
    import libxml2
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'libxml2'
    import libxml2
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'libxml2'
    import libxml2
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'libxml2'
    import libxml2
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'libxml2'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:597: cs/cs.stamp] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[2]: *** [Makefile:597: ca/ca.stamp] Error 1
make[2]: *** [Makefile:597: bg/bg.stamp] Error 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/xnadalib-2020/bin/itstool", line 27, in <module>
    import libxml2
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'libxml2'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:597: el/el.stamp] Error 1
make[2]: *** [Makefile:597: de/de.stamp] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src-2020/cache/jhbuild/build/glade-3.22.1/help'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:506: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src-2020/cache/jhbuild/build/glade-3.22.1'
make: *** [Makefile:436: all] Error 2
*** Error during phase build of glade: ########## Error running make -j 5  *** [3/3]

I try with success my last hack:
% PYTHON=/usr/local/xnadalib-2020/bin jhbuild build glade  
Loading .env environment variables…
in jhbuildrc-custom
*** Checking out libxml2 *** [1/3]
*** Configuring libxml2 *** [1/3]
...
*** Checking out itstool *** [2/3]
*** Configuring itstool *** [2/3]
...
*** Checking out glade *** [3/3]
*** Configuring glade *** [3/3]
...
*** success *** [3/3]

Is there an other way to do it?

Thanks, Pascal.
https://blady.pagesperso-orange.fr