[gentoo-dev] Re: Deprecation of python_version(), python_mod_exists(), python_tkinter_exists(), distutils_python_version() and distutils_python_tkinter() in EAPI <=2

[Ryan Hill]

On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:52:55 +0200
Petteri Räty <betelgeuse@g.o> wrote:

> On 03/02/2010 08:27 PM, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
> > Members of Gentoo Python Project have agreed to deprecate the following functions
> > in EAPI <=2:
> >   - python_version()
> >   - python_mod_exists()
> >   - python_tkinter_exists()
> >   - distutils_python_version()
> >   - distutils_python_tkinter()
> >
> > These functions are already banned in EAPI >=3.
> >
> > 1. In this week, these functions will start printing deprecation warnings in older EAPIs.
> > 2. On 2010-07-01, these functions will start calling die().
> >    (If any ebuilds in gentoo-x86 still call any of these functions on 2010-07-01,
> >     then addition of calls to die() will be delayed.)
> > 3. On 2011-01-01, these functions will be removed.
> >
>
> Removing eclass functions like this is not allowed by current policy. If
> you want to do it, you should discuss about changing policy.

?!

since when?

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