Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:13:24 +0000 (UTC) From: Gabor Pali <pgj@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r42673 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201309162113.r8GLDOWM022801@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: pgj Date: Mon Sep 16 21:13:24 2013 New Revision: 42673 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/42673 Log: - Add a Q3 report for the Python ports Submitted by: mva Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-07-2013-09.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-07-2013-09.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-07-2013-09.xml Mon Sep 16 14:15:55 2013 (r42672) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-07-2013-09.xml Mon Sep 16 21:13:24 2013 (r42673) @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <!-- XXX: keep updating the number of entries --> <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This report - contains 5 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> + contains 6 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> <!-- XXX: set date for the next set of submissions --> <p>The deadline for submissions covering between October and @@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ <description>Kernel</description> </category> + <category> + <name>ports</name> + + <description>Ports</description> + </category> + <project cat='kern'> <title>AES-NI Improvements for GELI</title> @@ -244,4 +250,75 @@ and support for a few additional features.</p> </body> </project> + + <project cat='ports'> + <title>&os; Python Ports</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>&os;</given> + <common>Python Team</common> + </name> + <email>python@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/Python">The &os; Python Team Page</url> + <url href="irc://freebsd-python@irc.freenode.net">IRC channel</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>We are currently working on cleaning up the + <tt>lang/python*</tt> ports to improve the compatibility with + the original upstream build behaviour and to lower the need for + &os;-specific build patches. A first step was made in September + by reducing the flags injected into the different Python + interpreter versions.</p> + + <p>The first tasks for supporting the installation of packages for + different Python ports have been done. A new metaport structure + has replaced the original Python port behaviour and will be + enhanced over the next months to enable improved installation + support of packages for different Python versions at the same + time.</p> + + <p>Plans are made to enhance the Python ports framework by + automating the insertion of byte-compiled files into + <tt>pkg-plist</tt> files. Besides the reduction of packaging + list sizes, this is also required to offer packages for multiple + Python versions.</p> + + <p>PyPy was heavily enhanced over the last couple of months. + Major updates of the port solved integration issues and a new + <tt>pypy-devel</tt> port for snapshots and previews was added. + Since the PyPy 3 release, there is a new + <tt>pypy3-devel</tt> port available to provide not only + compatibility for Python 2.x specific scripts, but also for + those using the 3.x language specification.</p> + + <p>IronPython found its way into the &os; ports tree, which + provides an implementation of the Python language based on .NET + and Mono.</p> + </body> + + <help> + <task>Develop a high-level and lightweight Python Ports + Policy.</task> + + <task>Chase the unification of Distribute + (<tt>devel/py-distribute</tt>) and Setuptools + (<tt>devel/py-setuptools*</tt>).</task> + + <task>Add support for granular dependencies (for example + <tt>>=1.0</tt> or <tt>< 2.0</tt>).</task> + + <task>Look at what adding <tt>pip</tt> (Python Package Index) + support looks like.</task> + + <task>More tasks can be found on the Team's wiki page (see + links).</task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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