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From: Mark Loeser <halcy0n@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] dev-python/pygobject slotting
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:33:15
Message-Id: 20111020153231.GC15217@halcy0n.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] dev-python/pygobject slotting by Alexandre Rostovtsev
1 Alexandre Rostovtsev <tetromino@g.o> said:
2 > dev-python/pygobject:3 has been added to gx86 (package.masked for
3 > now). It provides only gobject-introspection based bindings ("from
4 > gi.repository import GLib"). Per upstream decision, pygobject:2,
5 > starting with 2.28.6-r50, will install only "classic" bindings
6 > ("import glib"), since its old gi module heavily collides with
7 > pygobject:3. To make the transition a bit easier for users who are
8 > doing their own python development, the introspection USE flag on
9 > pygobject-2.28.6-r50 pulls in pygobject-3 for the new gi module (in
10 > lieu of installing pygobject-2's internal gi).
11
12 I'd recommend you open a tracker bug for this porting effort. No one is
13 going to be able to follow exactly what has been done via the mailing
14 list :)
15
16 --
17 Mark Loeser
18 email - halcy0n AT gentoo DOT org
19 email - mark AT halcy0n DOT com
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