Allow bytecode again (#9502)

In #75, bytecode was disabled (from a bit of FUD back in `python<2.4` days, according to dev chat), I think it's safe enough to enable it again.

Added in `__pycache__/` and `.pyc`/`.pyd` to `.gitignore`, to extra-insure compiled files don't get committed.

`Signed-off-by: Jonathan de Jong <jonathan@automatia.nl>`

4 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/debian/build_virtualenv b/debian/build_virtualenv

index cf19084a9f..cad7d16883 100755
--- a/debian/build_virtualenv
+++ b/debian/build_virtualenv
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ trap "rm -r $tmpdir" EXIT
 cp -r tests "$tmpdir"
 
 PYTHONPATH="$tmpdir" \
-    "${TARGET_PYTHON}" -B -m twisted.trial --reporter=text -j2 tests
+    "${TARGET_PYTHON}" -m twisted.trial --reporter=text -j2 tests
 
 # build the config file
-"${TARGET_PYTHON}" -B "${VIRTUALENV_DIR}/bin/generate_config" \
+"${TARGET_PYTHON}" "${VIRTUALENV_DIR}/bin/generate_config" \
         --config-dir="/etc/matrix-synapse" \
         --data-dir="/var/lib/matrix-synapse" |
     perl -pe '
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ PYTHONPATH="$tmpdir" \
 ' > "${PACKAGE_BUILD_DIR}/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml"
 
 # build the log config file
-"${TARGET_PYTHON}" -B "${VIRTUALENV_DIR}/bin/generate_log_config" \
+"${TARGET_PYTHON}" "${VIRTUALENV_DIR}/bin/generate_log_config" \
         --output-file="${PACKAGE_BUILD_DIR}/etc/matrix-synapse/log.yaml"
 
 # add a dependency on the right version of python to substvars.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog

index 642e4d381d..04cd0d0d68 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.29.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Jonathan de Jong ]
+  * Remove the python -B flag (don't generate bytecode) in scripts and documentation.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:41:31 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.28.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New synapse release 1.28.0.
diff --git a/debian/synctl.1 b/debian/synctl.1

index 437f8f9e0e..af58c8d224 100644
--- a/debian/synctl.1
+++ b/debian/synctl.1
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Configuration file may be generated as follows:
 .
 .nf
 
-$ python \-B \-m synapse\.app\.homeserver \-c config\.yaml \-\-generate\-config \-\-server\-name=<server name>
+$ python \-m synapse\.app\.homeserver \-c config\.yaml \-\-generate\-config \-\-server\-name=<server name>
 .
 .fi
 .
diff --git a/debian/synctl.ronn b/debian/synctl.ronn

index 1bad6094f3..10cbda988f 100644
--- a/debian/synctl.ronn
+++ b/debian/synctl.ronn
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ process.
 
 Configuration file may be generated as follows:
 
-    $ python -B -m synapse.app.homeserver -c config.yaml --generate-config --server-name=<server name>
+    $ python -m synapse.app.homeserver -c config.yaml --generate-config --server-name=<server name>
 
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