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On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:23:31 -0500 |
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Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > It's being installed because it's a dependency of something you use. |
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> > Replace Python with any other library and we wouldn't be having this |
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> > discussion. |
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> OK. Right now, as you type this, what package depends on python-3 |
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> and won't work with python-2? Anything at all? If it is nothing, |
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> then why install it? |
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And that's where you're making the mistake: you're treating Python as |
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being different from every other package. |
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In every other case, you want things to be using the newest version of a |
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slotted package where possible. Why aren't you complaining that you were |
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forced to install gcc 4.3 and 4.1 when 3.4 worked just fine? |
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Ciaran McCreesh |