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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:14:02
Message-Id: 4BA34E5C.7040800@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it by Ciaran McCreesh
1 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:23:31 -0500
3 > Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 >>> It's being installed because it's a dependency of something you use.
6 >>>
7 >>> Replace Python with any other library and we wouldn't be having this
8 >>> discussion.
9 >>>
10 >> OK. Right now, as you type this, what package depends on python-3
11 >> and won't work with python-2? Anything at all? If it is nothing,
12 >> then why install it?
13 >>
14 > And that's where you're making the mistake: you're treating Python as
15 > being different from every other package.
16 >
17 > In every other case, you want things to be using the newest version of a
18 > slotted package where possible. Why aren't you complaining that you were
19 > forced to install gcc 4.3 and 4.1 when 3.4 worked just fine?
20 >
21 >
22 Because, when I installed gcc 4.3, I could then unmerge the old gcc.
23 That's why I didn't complain about that. With python, we still have to
24 have the current version plus the new version which is not being used at
25 all.
26
27 Am I not correct in that? If the new python is installed, what exactly
28 is going to use it? I used the new gcc. It worked fine. I unmerged
29 the old one with no wasted space and one less package installed. This
30 doesn't appear to be the case with python-3 tho. It's going to be
31 installed and just sit there like a rock.
32
33 Dale
34
35 :-) :-)

Replies

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis <Arfrever@g.o>
[gentoo-dev] Re: Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
[gentoo-dev] Re: Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it Peter Hjalmarsson <xake@×××××××××.net>