From owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 17 09:22:40 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: python@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50F54FF3 for ; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:22:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from koobs.freebsd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pd0-x232.google.com (mail-pd0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400e:c02::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 265A32E10 for ; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:22:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pd0-f178.google.com with SMTP id w10so3154507pde.37 for ; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:22:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=naV/knRsiezHdPj9u3qiqrtznC/qzjvwgXBqErvV58E=; b=XfAKjgMIV3xIqWtXh9kTXw8kjJhMLshPGuw1ZkpSlViMxuRs8Bm/IiBPCJKKbVAUwt 1IKuisjoPLo4jJaPyulCFC1hRorPmQ9HK9RO3e4JmD0p6Wj098xXibRbDcip12gYnUiC JlQDBtxmwROvg261MkGIAp4sFRscTqw/8nxqzgDEBbw2fmVoCkAa+Hk/UjSAG6wpOksl GlzpWsWKquHtsQzkJZP9fRXXiopeHDAgpoE6wRkBalUlBgTF2bssiDW64MHMhytifSWy UWAfF2hHMTie/pRngb4pchtjrzRc7LPD9+kGGAJ2xlCkH2xAOs/8obYkCZ4MXvJbCudh s1ZA== X-Received: by 10.68.219.33 with SMTP id pl1mr1871010pbc.147.1376731359225; Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:22:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.7] (ppp59-167-128-11.static.internode.on.net. [59.167.128.11]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id mz5sm2568069pbc.18.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:22:38 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <520F40DA.3000104@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 19:22:34 +1000 From: Kubilay Kocak User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT] lang/python becoming a python binary wrapper References: <20130802180059.GA1278@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130803123634.GA1280@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130803123914.GB1280@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130810084638.GB1282@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130815181747.GA1281@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130817081345.GA40195@medusa.sysfault.org> <520F36D2.5090608@FreeBSD.org> <20130817090137.GB40195@medusa.sysfault.org> In-Reply-To: <20130817090137.GB40195@medusa.sysfault.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.5.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-python@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: koobs@FreeBSD.org List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Python issues List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:22:40 -0000 On 17/08/2013 7:01 PM, Marcus von Appen wrote: > On, Sat Aug 17, 2013, Kubilay Kocak wrote: > >> On 17/08/2013 6:13 PM, Marcus von Appen wrote: >>> The relevant UPDATING entry for the change will look like: >>> >>> 20130817: >>> AFFECTS: users of lang/python* >>> AUTHOR: mva@FreeBSD.org >>> >>> The lang/python* ports do not install links to 2to3, idle, pydoc, python >>> and other binaries anymore. Those were moved into the lang/python2 and >>> lang/python3 ports. If you have lang/python2* or lang/python3* installed, >>> please also install the associated lang/python2 or lang/python3 port. >>> >>> 1. update lang/python2* and/or lang/python3* >>> 2. install lang/python2 and/or lang/python3 >>> 3. reinstall lang/python (if installed). >>> >>> >>> I think, the instructions should suffice. Please let me know, if you >>> feel that more details are necessary. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Marcus >>> >> >> Minor tweak: >> >> The lang/python* ports no longer install links to 2to3, idle, pydoc, >> python and other binaries. These have been moved into lang/python2 and >> lang/python3 ports respectively. This change allows ... brief >> explanation of benefit here. >> >> Also, what are the "other" binaries, and are they worth mentioning >> explicitly? > > They are not worth mentioning in my opinion, since those would be the > shared builds (python-shared) and config binaries (python-{shared}-config). > > Right now I would not want to name any specific benefit, since this > could give users the wrong impression that it is available already and > something like > > This change allows the FreeBSD python ports to be used with different > Python versions at the same time as a mid-term goal. > > or > > This change will enable other Python implementations to act as default > Python interpreter in the future. > > feels to vague to me. If you think, it's worth mentioning, I'll put it > in, though. > > Cheers > Marcus > Concur, it ought to be clear. How's this: This change brings us closer to the goal of making Python ports usable with different Python versions at the same time. -- koobs