Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 19:22:34 +1000 From: Kubilay Kocak <koobs.freebsd@gmail.com> To: python@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT] lang/python becoming a python binary wrapper Message-ID: <520F40DA.3000104@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20130817090137.GB40195@medusa.sysfault.org> References: <20130802180059.GA1278@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130803123634.GA1280@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130803123914.GB1280@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130810084638.GB1282@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130815181747.GA1281@medusa.sysfault.org> <20130817081345.GA40195@medusa.sysfault.org> <520F36D2.5090608@FreeBSD.org> <20130817090137.GB40195@medusa.sysfault.org>
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On 17/08/2013 7:01 PM, Marcus von Appen wrote:
> On, Sat Aug 17, 2013, Kubilay Kocak wrote:
>
>> On 17/08/2013 6:13 PM, Marcus von Appen wrote:
>>> The relevant UPDATING entry for the change will look like:
>>>
>>> 20130817:
>>> AFFECTS: users of lang/python*
>>> AUTHOR: mva@FreeBSD.org
>>>
>>> The lang/python* ports do not install links to 2to3, idle, pydoc, python
>>> and other binaries anymore. Those were moved into the lang/python2 and
>>> lang/python3 ports. If you have lang/python2* or lang/python3* installed,
>>> please also install the associated lang/python2 or lang/python3 port.
>>>
>>> 1. update lang/python2* and/or lang/python3*
>>> 2. install lang/python2 and/or lang/python3
>>> 3. reinstall lang/python (if installed).
>>>
>>>
>>> I think, the instructions should suffice. Please let me know, if you
>>> feel that more details are necessary.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>
>> Minor tweak:
>>
>> The lang/python* ports no longer install links to 2to3, idle, pydoc,
>> python and other binaries. These have been moved into lang/python2 and
>> lang/python3 ports respectively. This change allows ... brief
>> explanation of benefit here.
>>
>> Also, what are the "other" binaries, and are they worth mentioning
>> explicitly?
>
> They are not worth mentioning in my opinion, since those would be the
> shared builds (python-shared) and config binaries (python-{shared}-config).
>
> Right now I would not want to name any specific benefit, since this
> could give users the wrong impression that it is available already and
> something like
>
> This change allows the FreeBSD python ports to be used with different
> Python versions at the same time as a mid-term goal.
>
> or
>
> This change will enable other Python implementations to act as default
> Python interpreter in the future.
>
> feels to vague to me. If you think, it's worth mentioning, I'll put it
> in, though.
>
> Cheers
> Marcus
>
Concur, it ought to be clear. How's this:
This change brings us closer to the goal of making Python ports usable
with different Python versions at the same time.
--
koobs
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