Gentoo Archives: gentoo-python

From: Nikolaj Sjujskij <sterkrig@×××××××.com>
To: Krzysztof Pawlik <nelchael@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-python@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-python] New eclass for Python
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 06:56:15
Message-Id: op.wd7i83rph7emz2@gentoobook.trollsnaetverk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-python] New eclass for Python by Krzysztof Pawlik
1 Den 2012-05-12 14:04:36 skrev Krzysztof Pawlik <nelchael@g.o>:
2
3 >>> - uses PYTHON_TARGETS use-expand (no more python-updater, whoooo!)
4 >> Hm... Does it require users to maintain correct PYTHON_TARGETS in
5 >> make.conf? No default/fallback value?
6 >
7 > No, I'm a *HUGE* fan of free choice -- I don't know which Python version
8 > you want, so select the correct one yourself. It's a one-time choice
9 > anyway.
10 Just as Michał has pointed it, it is not.
11
12 >> It's not big deal, of course, but kind of annoying after so many years
13 >> of automatic "build for current Python version unless USE_PYTHON is
14 >> set".
15 > To me it's an advantage :)
16 Why? 90% of users just use latest Python available, i.e. 2.7 and 3.2 at
17 the moment, and don't really care about actual versions.
18 python.eclass handles this smoothly, probably using eselect'ed versions.
19 Only few people (like me) set USE_PYTHON to suit their needs. Why new
20 eclass cannot behave in a similar way? Where's the profit? There's open
21 bug already: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415575