Dependencies, test & clearup steps

[peter-lyons-kehl]

1. How did you install ipld, and other less common, more specialised or alternative dependencies?

For ipld, there are several matches/similar: https://github.com/ipld/py-ipld-dag https://github.com/ipld/py-cid https://ipld.io/libraries -> https://ipld.io/libraries/python & https://ipld.io/libraries/rust/ etc.

Unfortunately, modern Linux distributions like Ubuntu or Manjaro (stable Arch Linux) recommend not to use pip, but either to use distribution port of Python modules (but ipld doesn't have one), or (pretty much) install from source.

• typing_extensions is present on Manjaro.
• To install plylevel on Manjaro run sudo pacman -S python-plyvel. Is plyvel the same as https://github.com/wbolster/plyvel and https://plyvel.readthedocs.io/en/latest?

2. Do we use https://github.com/google/leveldb as-is?

3. Steps to run the tests & to reset the DB to re-run the tests. I didn't look deeper, but ideally tests would check the results in the DB, too.

[peter-lyons-kehl]

I have installed all dependencies on (Manjaro) Linux. I'll document & script one or two ways to automate this.