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On 14-07-2008 19:27:49 +1200, Derek Harland wrote: |
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> At the moment my main OSX box is running 10.4 with software installed by |
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> macports. I also have a 10.5 box that has no non-apple software |
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> installed yet ... so I'm potentially interested in gentoo-prefix on |
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> either 10.4 or 10.5 |
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> Macports applies a number of patches to both python2.4 and 2.5 sources to |
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> build them ... some of which are 10.5 specific patchs ... perhaps those |
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> could be helpful? |
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> Related ... does anyone know how Gentoo itself solves the problem of |
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> multiple python versions with regards to external libraries ... eg for |
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> numpy, macports requires two near identical portfiles (ebuilds), one for |
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> each version of python |
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Gentoo uses the concept of a "slot", which means two versions of the |
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same package are simultaneously installed in a different "slot". GCC is |
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a typical example of this. The problem here of course that you need to |
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dicide which version of the package you want to use. For packages like |
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Berkely DB this isn't much of a problem (it's a library only), but |
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things like GCC and Python really need you to set which version to use. |
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For this Gentoo uses little programs that select the version you want to |
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use. gcc-config and python-config respectively if I am not mistaken in |
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this case do that for you. Ebuilds usually know their own way of |
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picking the correct python, regardless of your current setting by |
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spacifying exactly what version and from where to use. |
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> [obviously it would be useful for me to build a Gentoo VM somewhere so I |
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> can see how Gentoo itself works ...] |
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About the same, but then as a full Linux OS :) |
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Fabian Groffen |
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Gentoo on a different level |
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