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From: Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:27:59
Message-Id: e117dbb91003181327n6c7e7541va47b51429ab8fa3b@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it by Fabian Groffen
1 On 18 March 2010 20:24, Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o> wrote:
2 > On 18-03-2010 20:20:02 +0100, Thomas Sachau wrote:
3 >> There are 2 ways to fix this issue:
4 >>
5 >> -fix the dependency string for those packages (including the lines in distutils.eclass)
6 >>
7 >> or (since Arfrever claims current portage behaviour is wrong)
8 >> -change portage behaviour to be satisfied with a python slot and to not require other slots.
9 >
10 > Since the last option will take time in any case, I guess the first
11 > option is the best to achieve the desired goal: make sure Python 3 stays
12 > as far away as possible from any system that doesn't need it.
13
14 And the best way to do that is to package.mask it.
15
16 Cheers,
17 --
18 Ben de Groot
19 Gentoo Linux Qt project lead developer

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