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From: Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New eclass for Python
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:18:39
Message-Id: 20120405000727.GA6994@localhost
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] New eclass for Python by Mike Gilbert
1 On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 10:41:03AM -0400, Mike Gilbert wrote:
2 > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > > I have a feature request for distutil-ng (or maybe it's already
4 > > possible but I don't know how).
5 > >
6 > > I have a package that depends on python-dateutil:python-2 for
7 > > python2_x and python-dateutil:python-3 for python3_x.
8 > > Would it be possible to have virtual targets like "python, python2,
9 > > python3, pypi, jithon" ?
10 > >
11 >
12 > One way to implement this would be to have a separate function that
13 > you would call to generate abi-specific dependencies.
14
15 Think through the performance implications of that, and the fact that
16 moves control/decisions outside of the PM resolvers purview.
17
18 If it's use controlled and is part of metadata, sure, but anything
19 else? Not so much. :)
20
21 ~harring

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Re: [gentoo-dev] New eclass for Python Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>