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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: Gentoo Dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Cc: Gentoo Python Project <python@g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-dev] python.eclass and distutils.eclass deprecation notice
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:31:18
Message-Id: CAJ0EP40pMJ-Hd87DQCZfGUVrvkDkwnxUECDvpRaqM-vKnO9sEg@mail.gmail.com
1 python.eclass and distutils.eclass are now officially deprecated.
2 Please do not add new ebuilds with these eclasses if possible.
3
4 Note that they have been unofficially deprecated for several months
5 now. They do not support python3.4+, and bugs are not generally being
6 fixed. the python team has converting ebuilds to the python-r1 family
7 as we encounter them.
8
9 I do not have any estimated date for removal; it will not happen until
10 the gentoo repostory has been cleaned up at the earliest.