Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:53:20 +1030 From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BIND segway -> python -> first-class ports Message-ID: <09D50FED-23A9-46D3-A589-443BEC04F353@gsoft.com.au> In-Reply-To: <529E8F34.5040604@freebsd.org> References: <mailman.313.1386119137.1390.freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> <529E8C53.6020208@freebsd.org> <529E8F34.5040604@freebsd.org>
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On 4 Dec 2013, at 12:41, Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> wrote: > So yes, let's get python in base, but *not make it user visible*. We = need to only make it visible for internal use of our "src base". This would still be problematic for, say hypothetical Python bindings to = BIND (I have no idea if they exist but let's assume they do). Either the bindings are hidden, in which case only 'base' can use them = which makes them pointless, or they would need to be an external port = (but they which Python would they use? ergh..) This is like the problem with Open Office having its own Python - unless = you run that binary you can't safely use the bindings which renders them = almost useless. -- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum GPG Fingerprint - 5596 B766 97C0 0E94 4347 295E E593 DC20 7B3F CE8C
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