From owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 30 00:35:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-python@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D0B016A478 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:35:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danny@ricin.com) Received: from smtpq2.groni1.gr.home.nl (smtpq2.groni1.gr.home.nl [213.51.130.201]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAF0713C46A for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:35:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danny@ricin.com) Received: from [213.51.130.190] (port=34731 helo=smtp1.groni1.gr.home.nl) by smtpq2.groni1.gr.home.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JJzSA-0001ns-Vl for freebsd-python@freebsd.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:01:19 +0100 Received: from cp1228410-a.dbsch1.nb.home.nl ([84.27.217.164]:56948 helo=desktop.homenet) by smtp1.groni1.gr.home.nl with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JJzSA-0004GE-ID for freebsd-python@freebsd.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:01:18 +0100 Received: by desktop.homenet (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:44 +0100 From: "Danny Pansters" To: freebsd-python@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:44 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200801290206.57222.danny@ricin.com> <479ECC98.9080802@augusta.de> In-Reply-To: <479ECC98.9080802@augusta.de> X-Face: (Zs+'ncTcchkOX|~t6{?Iii=O!G#WEK!+OD0|-F=i%1pvP5V_Sz4PaJC8o)=?utf-8?q?MiSnH/JMJFy=0A=09oBN-My?=, v":S7, (=?utf-8?q?mmkPm=27U=7BMgT+eM=2EBd=5Cp/P!dr=5DhOTXqpse21O!=25Ct=60SE=2EOodq?= =?utf-8?q?=5Dry=5E=23kU=5E=0A=09-?=GT.[8D}i$6P>=" =?utf-8?q?=23=0A=09*J+4d=7E?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200801300000.44589.danny@ricin.com> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Subject: Re: ports/118773: x11-toolkits/py-qt and devel/py-sip don't need python2.5 as port states X-BeenThere: freebsd-python@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Python issues List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:35:17 -0000 On Tuesday 29 January 2008 07:50:00 Gerhard Schmidt wrote: > Danny Pansters schrieb: > > Py-2.5 became the default python around the time that PyQt4 update > > arrived, and I have proactively set USE_PYTHON=2.5+ > > > > There *have* been certain problems with PyQt4 with python 2.5- (fixed by > > the author but you never know what else may lurk). Also, PyQt4 > > development uses py-2.5 now. > > > > Also, the PR originator should have CC'd me, or may be just ask why I > > made that decision. > > > > I do not approve this patch. PR originator can use his patch locally and > > solve any future problems arising from that locally as well. > > There is still no information why the decision is made. > > Using USE_PYTHON=2.4+ will still install python2.5 by default but whouldn't > prevent the port form being installed on python2.4. So where is the gain in > your decision. > > Python2.4 is still widely used. E.g. Zope doesn't run on 2.5 so all users > of Zope have still 2.4 installed. Your decision causes many problems > without any gain. > > Regards > Estartu You can CC the python@ list as many times as you want, but the patch is not approved. And now please stop bothering me and the people reading this ML. Dan