Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:56:08 +0200 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Toomas Aas <toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Will USE_PYTHON accept my existing Python version? Message-ID: <200804162256.10634.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <48065D87.6010409@raad.tartu.ee> References: <48065D87.6010409@raad.tartu.ee>
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On Wednesday 16 April 2008 22:11:51 Toomas Aas wrote:
> Sorry for asking such a stupid question. I tried to figure out the answer
> myself by reading /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.python.mk, but it's really over my
> head.
Nah, just read the comments.
>
> If I'm going to install a port that defines USE_PYTHON=yes in it's
> Makefile and I currently have python-2.4.3,1 installed, will the port
> accept my existing Python version or attempt to pull in Python 2.5?
# PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION
# - Version of the default python binary in your ${PATH}, in
# the format "python2.5". Set this in your /etc/make.conf
# in case you want to use an older version as a default.
# default: python2.5
#
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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