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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:30:52
Message-Id: 20100319093033.16437529@snowmobile
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it by Dale
1 On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:23:31 -0500
2 Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > > It's being installed because it's a dependency of something you use.
4 > >
5 > > Replace Python with any other library and we wouldn't be having this
6 > > discussion.
7 >
8 > OK. Right now, as you type this, what package depends on python-3
9 > and won't work with python-2? Anything at all? If it is nothing,
10 > then why install it?
11
12 And that's where you're making the mistake: you're treating Python as
13 being different from every other package.
14
15 In every other case, you want things to be using the newest version of a
16 slotted package where possible. Why aren't you complaining that you were
17 forced to install gcc 4.3 and 4.1 when 3.4 worked just fine?
18
19 --
20 Ciaran McCreesh

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>