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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Dependencies and PYTHON_TARGETS
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:10:41
Message-Id: CAJ0EP40oqL3T7-pQVh2LYE57jWW=kFT0b8wat2aM3x0OWWX8cA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Dependencies and PYTHON_TARGETS by Neil Bothwick
1 On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 3:15 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 > On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 08:37:42 -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
3 >
4 >> > > Why did portage remove my python-3.5?
5 >> >
6 >> > Because nothing that depends on it isn't also satisfied by
7 >> > python-3.6?
8 >>
9 >> But doesn't the PYTHON_TARGETS with which a package is built create a
10 >> strict dependency on those pythons? If native code extensions are
11 >> present, the compiled code won't in general be compatible with other
12 >> versions.
13 >
14 > AIUI PYTHON_TARGETS determines which python version extension modules are
15 > installed for. If you don't set PYTHON_TARGETS explicitly, portage sets
16 > it according to the versions you have installed.
17 >
18
19 You are incorrect; PYTHON_TARGETS is never calculated based on the
20 versions of python you have installed.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Dependencies and PYTHON_TARGETS Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>