* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-soupsieve): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-pytest-mock): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-mock): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-singledispatch): New
variable.

* modules/past/packages/bioinformatics.scm (bamm): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-package): Export it.

Later versions cannot be built with Python 2.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-setuptools): Revert to
41.0.1.
[native-inputs]: Add unzip.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-setuptools)[arguments]:
Add #:python argument.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-nose): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-cython)[arguments]: Set
 #:python argument.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-setuptools): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-scipy): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-matplotlib): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-dateutil): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-pycairo): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-subprocess32): New
variable.
* past/patches/python2-subprocess32-disable-input-test.patch: New file.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-pygobject-2): New
variable.
* past/patches/python2-pygobject-2-deprecation.patch: New file.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-functools32): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-backports-functools-lru-cache):
New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-hypothesis): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-pytest-cov): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-enum34): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-pillow)[arguments]: Use
python-2.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm (python2-pillow): New variable.

* modules/past/packages/bioinformatics.scm: Use (past packages
python27).

Notably, this adds python2-numpy.

* modules/past/packages/python27.scm: New file.

* modules/past/packages/python.scm (python-3.8): New variable.
* modules/past/patches/python-3.8-arm-alignment.patch,
modules/past/patches/python-3.8-deterministic-build-info.patch,
modules/past/patches/python-3.8-fix-tests.patch,
modules/past/patches/python-3.8-fix-tests2.patch,
modules/past/patches/python-3.8-hurd-configure.patch,
modules/past/patches/python-3.8-search-paths.patch: New files.

This works around the lack of a fallback for the Subversion checkout of
GTNETS-SOURCE and also for fixed-output derivations in general.

* modules/past/packages/simgrid.scm (gtnets-zipball)
(gtnets-patch-tarball): Turn into origins, preserving sha256.

* modules/past/packages/maths.scm (lrslib-4.0)[arguments]: Add
'set-c-flags' phase.

* modules/past/packages/statistics.scm (r-minimal-2)[arguments]: Pass
CFLAGS and FFLAGS.

* modules/past/packages/simgrid.scm (simgrid-3.3)[arguments]: Pass
  #:configure-flags.

* modules/past/packages/python.scm (python24-pyx)[native-inputs]: Use
'texlive-union'.

* modules/past/packages/boost.scm (boost-1.68)[native-inputs]: Replace
'python@2' with 'python2@2.7'.
(boost-1.58)[native-inputs]: Same.

* modules/past/packages/assembly.scm,
modules/past/packages/bioinformatics.scm,
modules/past/packages/boost.scm,
modules/past/packages/maths.scm,
modules/past/packages/python.scm,
modules/past/packages/qt.scm: Replace (guix) import with the modules
actually used in the package module.

[arguments]: Remove 'add-install-to-pythonpath, 'sanity-check phases.
Replace add-installed-pythonpath with snippet setting PYTHONPATH. Remove
trailing #t from phases.

* modules/past/packages/python.scm (python-2.4)[arguments]: Rewrite
custom 'delete-failing-tests, 'find-netinet-in-h phases.

* modules/past/packages/python.scm (python-2.4)[source]: Remove trailing
  #t from snippet.
[arguments]: Remove trailing #t from phases. Replace inherited phases
'remove-tests, 'install-sitecustomize.py, 'move-tk-inter, 'move-idle.

* modules/past/packages/graphviz.scm (graphviz-2.26)[arguments]: Avoid
referring to (package-arguments graphviz), which now uses gexps.

* modules/past/packages/boost.scm (boost-1.68)[source]: Fix reference to
"boost-fix-icu-build.patch" (previously we were picking up the one from
the 'guix' channel, which no longer exists.)

* modules/past/packages/graphviz.scm (graphviz-2.26)[properties]: Make
'release-date' a key/value pair.
* modules/past/packages/python.scm (python-2.4)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-argparse)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-dateutil)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-nose)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-numarray)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-numpy-1.0)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-numpy-1.1)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-numpy-1.2)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-pyx)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-pyxlwriter)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-setuptools)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-matplotlib)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-py)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-pytest)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-rpy2)[properties]: Likewise.
(python24-six)[properties]: Likewise.
* modules/past/packages/statistics.scm (r-with-tests-2)[properties]: Likewise.
* modules/past/packages/web.scm (httpd-2.2)[properties]: Likewise.