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From: "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>
To: Nikolaj Sjujskij <sterkrig@×××××××.com>
Cc: gentoo-python <gentoo-python@l.g.o>, Dirkjan Ochtman <djc@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-python] python-distutils.eclass vs. python.eclass + distutils.eclass
Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 13:07:41
Message-Id: 20120526150729.033dcd82@pomiocik.lan
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-python] python-distutils.eclass vs. python.eclass + distutils.eclass by Nikolaj Sjujskij
1 On Sat, 26 May 2012 17:01:26 +0400
2 "Nikolaj Sjujskij" <sterkrig@×××××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > > So I think the second part of this (x.y to x.y+1 transitions, in the
5 > > Python world, are generally relatively smooth) invalidates your
6 > > point in the first part: if the transitions are generally smooth,
7 > > then yes, when Python 3.3 gets stabilized, I want all of my Python
8 > > packages to be available from the 3.3 interpreter.
9 > Let's take a "stable" user who updates (`emerge --update --deep
10 > --newuse @world`) his/her system regularly.
11 > Python 3.3 is released, added to Portage tree and eventually unmasked.
12 > PYTHON_TARGETS variable is changed to include 3.3. And suddenly
13 > `emerge --newuse @world` on stable system suggests rebuilding of
14 > every package using new eclass, because new (though disabled)
15 > USE-flags was added. And when Python 3.3 is keyworded stable, hence
16 > bringing new default PYTHON_TARGETS, user should now rebuild those
17 > packages once more, but now, at least, not uselessly.
18 >
19 > Just yesterday I had www-servers/uwsgi recompiled because of changed
20 > RUBY_TARGETS. And I even have no Ruby installed.
21
22 I suggest you report a bug against portage and/or PMS.
23
24 --
25 Best regards,
26 Michał Górny

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