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From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] PYTHON_DEPEND - Suggested replacement for NEED_PYTHON
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:13:33
Message-Id: 20100110205601.GY832@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] PYTHON_DEPEND - Suggested replacement for NEED_PYTHON by Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
1 On 10-01-2010 09:29:28 +0100, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
2 > I would like to suggest introduction of support for PYTHON_DEPEND variable, which
3 > would be a better replacement for NEED_PYTHON variable. NEED_PYTHON variable
4 > does not allow to specify that e.g. only versions of Python 2 are accepted.
5 > (Eventually PYTHON_DEPEND variable will have to be set only in ebuilds of packages
6 > not supporting installation for multiple versions of Python.)
7
8 Can you explain the intended use of this variable, and why normal DEPEND
9 is not sufficient?
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13 Fabian Groffen
14 Gentoo on a different level

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Re: [gentoo-dev] PYTHON_DEPEND - Suggested replacement for NEED_PYTHON Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis <Arfrever@g.o>