Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:50:52 +0200 From: David Demelier <demelier.david@gmail.com> To: Marcus von Appen <mva@freebsd.org>, The BSD Dreamer <beastie@tardisi.com>, python@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT] lang/python becoming a python binary wrapper Message-ID: <CAO%2BPfDc=mU-LzWRJz-AzYy=F=ddtKQXadfJW0QM5ZkYUSbva6A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130819091635.GA1251@medusa.sysfault.org> References: <EA3266DB-A478-45B9-B843-6BF62AF8857F@FreeBSD.org> <888dfb9c5f2e3946d8e991c23e1f2b95@lhaven.homeip.net> <20130819091635.GA1251@medusa.sysfault.org>
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2013/8/19 Marcus von Appen <mva@freebsd.org>: > On, Sun Aug 18, 2013, The BSD Dreamer wrote: > > [...] >> What wasn't clear was that this applied to everybody, whether they knowingly >> installed lang/python2* or lang/python3*, or not. Since, installing a port >> that wants the python results in lang/python27 being installed by default >> (and still does.) >> >> So, when I tried updating www/firefox with portmaster this morning, it broke >> python for everything by updating only lang/python27 for me. What happens to >> the many other fresh systems when somebody builds their first port that pulls >> in the default python, which is lang/python27, but that's not enough for >> satisfy the dependency? > > This was a serious issue in my tests, causing quite some problems and > which was fixed later on that day. It should not be a problem anymore at > the moment. > > Cheers > Marcus Thanks for this work, it's really great. Now I think we should get in touch with the ruby team to do the same? Cheers, -- Demelier David
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