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From: Thomas Sachau <tommy@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:13:34
Message-Id: 4BA2894D.6000307@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it by Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
1 On 03/18/2010 08:55 PM, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
2 > 2010-03-18 20:47:35 Thomas Sachau napisał(a):
3 >> On 03/18/2010 08:33 PM, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
4 >>> 2010-03-18 20:20:02 Thomas Sachau napisał(a):
5 >>>> Currently, some packages just depend on "dev-lang/python". Arfrever claims it to be right
6 >>>
7 >>> It's correct only for packages (e.g. dev-python/setuptools), which support all
8 >>> versions of Python (including Python 3).
9 >>
10 >> Can you tell us any benefit for the normal user, when you require him to install python-3*
11 >
12 > I don't require it. It's only a side effect of correct dependencies.
13 >
14
15 Wrong. Correct dependencies only require the set of packages they need, they dont pull in packages
16 nor versions, which are not used or needed.
17 Since you claim portage behaviour being right and you dont want to change "dev-lang/python"
18 dependency, you want to force all users to install python-3*, also it is not needed nor used nor is
19 there any benefit from it being installed.
20
21 --
22 Thomas Sachau
23
24 Gentoo Linux Developer

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