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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Dependencies and PYTHON_TARGETS
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:15:22
Message-Id: 20180423201506.7247f931@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Dependencies and PYTHON_TARGETS by Ian Zimmerman
1 On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 08:37:42 -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
2
3 > > > Why did portage remove my python-3.5?
4 > >
5 > > Because nothing that depends on it isn't also satisfied by
6 > > python-3.6?
7 >
8 > But doesn't the PYTHON_TARGETS with which a package is built create a
9 > strict dependency on those pythons? If native code extensions are
10 > present, the compiled code won't in general be compatible with other
11 > versions.
12
13 AIUI PYTHON_TARGETS determines which python version extension modules are
14 installed for. If you don't set PYTHON_TARGETS explicitly, portage sets
15 it according to the versions you have installed.
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19 Neil Bothwick
20
21 Plagarism prohibited. Derive carefully.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Dependencies and PYTHON_TARGETS Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>