Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:31:02 +0200 From: Michelle Sullivan <michelle@sorbs.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS UP]: Conflict-free python packages for different python versions Message-ID: <53933E46.1000506@sorbs.net> In-Reply-To: <20140607162255.GA862@medusa.sysfault.org> References: <20140607162255.GA862@medusa.sysfault.org>
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Marcus von Appen wrote: > On behalf of the FreeBSD python team, I'd like to announce the availability of > concurrent, conflict-free python package support in the ports tree. > > Why? > > FreeBSD supports different python versions and flavours to be installed at > the same time, such as e.g. Python 2.7 and Python 3.3. Ports installing > python modules however always assume that that they are installed > for only one python version. > > To overcome the flaw in the ports tree that a single port, which is about to > be installed for different python versions at the same time, will install > conflicting files into the same directories, a change in how those ports are > built and installed was necessary. > Be nice if postgresql could do this as well... especially between major versions as there is the postgresql binary upgrade utility that seems to work very well... Michelle -- Michelle Sullivan http://www.mhix.org/
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