From owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Sat Sep 15 13:25:13 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E368110A66E7 for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:25:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7A5CE8C92B for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:25:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=FZd1/926 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=9TgA2UwI6Wy+6BV4wQM/cQ==:117 a=9TgA2UwI6Wy+6BV4wQM/cQ==:17 a=KGjhK52YXX0A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=XRQyMpdBKAEA:10 a=JBFolyDoGHsA:10 a=48faUk6PgeAA:10 a=PtHL1GsMNAZORtE5y3wA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: cm9iZXJ0aHVmZkByY24uY29t Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.mail=roberthuff@rcn.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com header.from=roberthuff@rcn.com; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.user=roberthuff; auth=pass (PLAIN) Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com: transitional domain rcn.com does not designate 209.6.230.48 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.6.230.48] ([209.6.230.48:42096] helo=jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.6.25.56547 r(Core:3.6.25.0)) with ESMTPSA (cipher=AES256-GCM-SHA384) id 12/67-28040-1380D9B5; Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:25:06 -0400 Message-ID: <23453.2096.307612.722972@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:25:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Robert Huff To: tech-lists Cc: Robert Huff , python@freebsd.org, Ports FreeBSD Subject: Re: how to enforce one version of python In-Reply-To: References: <20180911145151.zgyeaiobnvkuo2rg@ivaldir.net> <4cd79546-c301-4ab7-13eb-3233736953f5@yandex.ru> <287384aa-360d-683c-e6a6-cfe07b5a1838@yandex.ru> <23449.1943.75477.655239@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <773bfa24-909b-360a-783b-c1b8b3695d70@zyxst.net> <23450.37596.958990.910011@jerusalem.litteratus.org> X-Mailer: VM 8.2.0b under 26.1 (amd64-portbld-freebsd12.0) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.27 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:25:13 -0000 tech-lists writes: > > _This_ is really annoying. I try to keep my systems with exactly > > what they need installed, to reduce both bloat and possibly security > > issues. > > YES. This for me is *exactly* why it is so infuriating. And > doubleplus regarding security. Followed closely by something > installing the py-27 version when I wanted the 36-version. > > I'd like to have the latest stable python for everything that > requires it. Like I have with perl. I think that means py-36. I > don't want py-27. I'd like to enforce that, but seemingly I can't, > because the invocation in make.conf for default version does not > enforce it in all situations. > > If something wants another version of python, I want it to fail, > ideally spitting out a usable reason why. Is my position > unreasonable? I hope it isn't. Maybe it is? I dunno. Let's see if the folks on python@ have better information. Respectfully, Robert Huff