From owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 6 12:34:19 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: python@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 64A75876 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:34:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtprelay06.ispgateway.de (smtprelay06.ispgateway.de [80.67.31.96]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 23D7E1CEA for ; Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:34:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [80.67.16.121] (helo=webmailfront01.ispgateway.de) by smtprelay06.ispgateway.de with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1W09No-00074G-3m for python@freebsd.org; Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:34:16 +0100 Received: from his1.his.de (his1.his.de [192.124.237.237]) by webmail.df.eu (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:34:16 +0100 Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:34:16 +0100 Message-ID: <20140106133416.Horde.YXYt_PEmSUkwrjlQiFnJ1g7@webmail.df.eu> From: Marcus von Appen To: python@freebsd.org Subject: Quarterly status report User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H5 (6.0.4) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline X-Df-Sender: ZnJlZWJzZEBzeXNmYXVsdC5vcmc= X-BeenThere: freebsd-python@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list Reply-To: mva@freebsd.org List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Python issues List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:34:19 -0000 Dear all, find below a brief list of the stuff we did the last quarter. I'm planning to compile this into the status report to be delivered next week. * py-distribute has been replaced by the refreshed py-setuptools port, which comes with a lot of features to simplify the ways of installing python packages. The change also led us to install everything through setuptools now, which resembles a lot of pip and allows us to do some major cleanup of the distutils installation behaviour. * The implicit lang/python build and run-time dependency was removed from the ports infrastructure. Every port now depends on a specific python version or on the lang/python meta ports. This avoids compatibility issues for ports that depend on python 2.x OR python 3.x exclusively, but use the `python` command, which might point to an incompatible user choice. * lang/python27 was updated to version 2.7.6, lang/python 3.3 was updated to version 3.3.3, lang/pypy was updated to version 2.2.1 * We are currently working on the necessary ifnrastructure quirks to support different python versions for the same port. Most of the work has been done and needs a final confirmation from portmgr before testing starts. Open Tasks: - Develop a high-level and lightweight Python Ports Policy. - Add support for granular dependencies (for example >=1.0 or < 2.0). - Look at what adding pip (Python Package Index) support looks like. - Convert easy_install to yes and remove easy_install specific in the port - More tasks can be found on the Team's wiki page (see links). Let me know as soon as possible, if something's missing on that list. Cheers Marcus