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Date:      Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:50:18 +0000
From:      Charlie Li <vishwin@FreeBSD.org>
To:        ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-ports-main@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   git: 81dc803e2ce2 - main - python.mk: deprecate USE_PYTHON=distutils
Message-ID:  <69df0afa.2497c.25d5fabb@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by vishwin:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=81dc803e2ce2f36cac6105165a663b250aea9f01

commit 81dc803e2ce2f36cac6105165a663b250aea9f01
Author:     Charlie Li <vishwin@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-15 03:46:55 +0000
Commit:     Charlie Li <vishwin@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-15 03:46:55 +0000

    python.mk: deprecate USE_PYTHON=distutils
    
    setup.py as a command line tool is deprecated. Still a valid
    configuration file for setuptools in USE_PYTHON=pep517 mode.
    
    More information: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/discussions/setup-py-deprecated/
---
 Mk/Uses/python.mk | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Mk/Uses/python.mk b/Mk/Uses/python.mk
index 1312ac53c96a..5660741d4b62 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/python.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/python.mk
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
 #	distutils	- Use distutils as do-configure, do-build and
 #			  do-install targets. implies flavors.
 #
+#			  Deprecated in favour of pep517, functionality to be
+#			  removed in a future setuptools.
+#
 #	pep517		- Follow the PEP-517 standard to build and install wheels
 #			  as do-build and do-install targets. implies flavors.
 #
@@ -708,6 +711,7 @@ _CURRENTPORT:=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}${PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools44>0:devel/py-setuptools44@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS+=		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools44>0:devel/py-setuptools44@${PY_FLAVOR}
 .    else
+DEV_WARNING+=		"USE_PYTHON=distutils is deprecated, setup.py as a command line tool is deprecated and the ability to use it as such will be removed in a future setuptools. As setup.py is still a valid configuration file for setuptools, please migrate to USE_PYTHON=pep517 with setuptools in BUILD_DEPENDS."
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=63.1.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR}
 .    endif
 .  endif
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