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-rw-r--r--lib/spack/external/__init__.py1
-rw-r--r--lib/spack/external/distro.py4
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/external/__init__.py b/lib/spack/external/__init__.py
index b2acccd8cc..5b3e1741c8 100644
--- a/lib/spack/external/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/spack/external/__init__.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ distro
* Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/distro
* Usage: Provides a more stable linux distribution detection.
* Version: 1.0.4 (last version supporting Python 2.6)
+* Note: Patched to disable lsb_release by default to improve Spack's startup time.
functools
---------
diff --git a/lib/spack/external/distro.py b/lib/spack/external/distro.py
index e3805de75f..24da74e537 100644
--- a/lib/spack/external/distro.py
+++ b/lib/spack/external/distro.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
+# Spack managed modifications: use include_lsb=False by default.
+
"""
The ``distro`` package (``distro`` stands for Linux Distribution) provides
information about the Linux distribution it runs on, such as a reliable
@@ -1072,7 +1074,7 @@ class LinuxDistribution(object):
return distro_info
-_distro = LinuxDistribution()
+_distro = LinuxDistribution(include_lsb=False)
def main():