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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: gentoo-python <gentoo-python@l.g.o>
Cc: Gentoo Python Project <python@g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-python] Re: [PATCH python-ebuilds] python2.7: first ebuild converted to python-utils-r1.
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:23:43
Message-Id: CAJ0EP40FjGC9CLEV=oXKoDc1tWq-xioWVOtVfLTdPZ785zkChw@mail.gmail.com
1 On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 2:58 AM, Dirkjan Ochtman <dirkjan@×××××××.nl> wrote:
2 > On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:36 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
3 >> Please review these changes. I will send a detailed note about
4 >> the particular changes I've made in a reply to this mail.
5 >>
6 >> The general changes are:
7 >>
8 >> - clean up, update, getting rid of python.eclass implicity,
9 >>
10 >> - the compiled modules are now part of the package (as with other
11 >> python-r1 suite ebuilds),
12 >>
13 >> - an additional 'epython' module is installed which could be used to
14 >> quickly get the correct 'EPYTHON' value for the current Python
15 >> implementation (it will be used in python-exec's .py support).
16 >
17 > Sorry for being a bit late to the party.
18 >
19 > Has Mike looked at this already?
20 >
21 > Would it make sense to split this patch up? One patch for EPYTHON, one
22 > patch for the compiled stuff changes, one patch for EAPI fixes (all
23 > the || die stuff) and one patch for miscellaneous cleanups?
24 >
25 > Also, gentoo-dev might have some things to say about making a @system
26 > dep EAPI=4, IIRC?
27 >
28
29 The EAPI bump is my main issue as well. We could just keep an old
30 ebuild around for a while (perpetually?) to help people with really
31 outdated systems.
32
33 Otherwise, it looks ok to me.

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