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From: Andreas Sturmlechner <asturm@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] unsanctioned python 2.7 crusade
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:10:12 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <175076460.jlIWfiDEfW@tuxbrain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83443938-904e-7915-6e5f-c8e2d3ae61f0@gentoo.org>

On Friday, 6 December 2019 20:47:31 CET Thomas Deutschmann wrote:
> On 2019-12-06 17:44, Mike Gilbert wrote:
> > 1. Keep the old version installed.
> > 2. Emit a confusing error message to the user since the use-dependency
> > on dev-python/example[python_targets_python2_7] cannot be resolved
> > with the latest visible version.
> 
> I don't fully understand #2 to be honest but yes, you will be cut off
> from latest version at some point. Same in PHP.

Considering that above statement, I would expect a bit more humility than the 
following:

> Maybe someday one of those responsible will admit that this step was not
> a thoughtful and good decision and promise not to do it that way again
> and I'll get over it. Who knows. :)

Just so we're on the same page, a recent example of what some people 
suggesting to keep py27 ad nauseam are asking users to deal with:



# emerge -uDpv @world

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!

Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 KiB

WARNING: One or more updates/rebuilds have been skipped due to a dependency 
conflict:

dev-python/sphinx:0

  (dev-python/sphinx-2.0.1:0/0::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) conflicts 
with
    >=dev-python/
sphinx-1.5.3[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/sphinxcontrib-websupport-1.1.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/cython-0.29.4:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/flask-babelex-0.9.3:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/testtools-2.3.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/pytest-runner-4.2:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/flask-babel-0.11.2-r2:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    >=dev-python/
sphinx-1.3.1[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/recommonmark-0.5.0_pre20181012-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/testpath-0.3.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-)] required by 
(dev-python/backports-functools-lru-cache-1.4-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                   
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/Babel-2.6.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/greenlet-0.4.15:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-
python_single_target_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required by (dev-python/flask-wtf-0.14.2-
r1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-)] required by (dev-python/
pexpect-4.2.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-
python_single_target_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required by (dev-python/python-
sqlparse-0.2.4:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/pyopenssl-19.0.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/pyasn1-0.4.2:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/flask-login-0.4.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/future-0.17.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    >=dev-python/
sphinx-1.3.1[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-
python_single_target_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required by (dev-python/pyxattr-0.6.0-
r1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/more-itertools-4.2.0-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/utidylib-0.3-r2:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/traitlets-4.3.2:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    >=dev-python/
sphinx-0.6[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/wtforms-2.2.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/numpydoc-0.9.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/virtualenv-16.0.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/rst-linker-1.11:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/nbformat-4.4.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-),-
python_single_target_python3_5(-),-python_single_target_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required by (dev-python/
cairocffi-0.8.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    >=dev-python/sphinx-1.3.1-
r1[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/qtconsole-4.3.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/ipyparallel-6.0.2-r1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/jupyter_core-4.4.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/atomicwrites-1.1.5-r3:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/sphinxcontrib-github-alt-1.0:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/paramiko-2.4.2:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/pallets-sphinx-themes-1.1.2:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/
sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),python_targets_python3_6(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_pypy3(-),-
python_single_target_python2_7(-),-python_single_target_python3_5(-),-
python_single_target_python3_6(-),-python_single_target_python3_7(-)] required 
by (dev-python/py-1.5.4:0/0::gentoo, installed)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
    dev-python/sphinx[python_targets_python2_7(-),-
python_single_target_pypy(-),-python_single_target_python2_7(-)] required by 
(dev-python/futures-3.1.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)




  reply	other threads:[~2019-12-06 20:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-12-05 13:42 [gentoo-dev] unsanctioned python 2.7 crusade Jason A. Donenfeld
2019-12-05 13:55 ` Rich Freeman
2019-12-05 13:59   ` Jason A. Donenfeld
2019-12-05 14:24     ` Rich Freeman
2019-12-05 14:34       ` William Breathitt Gray
2019-12-05 14:40         ` Aaron Bauman
2019-12-06  6:53           ` Kent Fredric
2020-01-12 22:07       ` Joshua Kinard
2020-01-12 22:17         ` David Seifert
2020-01-12 22:29           ` Joshua Kinard
2020-01-12 22:32         ` Andreas Sturmlechner
2020-01-12 22:43           ` Joshua Kinard
2020-01-12 22:46             ` David Seifert
2020-01-12 22:55               ` Joshua Kinard
2020-01-12 23:17                 ` David Seifert
2020-01-13  0:21                   ` William Hubbs
2020-01-13  0:44                     ` Joshua Kinard
2020-01-13  7:22                       ` Andreas Sturmlechner
2020-01-13  6:52         ` Michał Górny
2020-01-14  6:45           ` Joshua Kinard
2019-12-05 20:31     ` David Seifert
2019-12-05 20:56       ` Thomas Deutschmann
2019-12-05 22:23         ` David Seifert
2019-12-05 22:41           ` Rich Freeman
2019-12-06  8:11           ` Mart Raudsepp
2019-12-06 10:48             ` David Seifert
2019-12-06 13:06             ` Thomas Deutschmann
2019-12-06 13:52               ` Rich Freeman
2019-12-06 15:48                 ` Mike Gilbert
2019-12-06 16:12                   ` Thomas Deutschmann
2019-12-06 16:44                     ` Mike Gilbert
2019-12-06 19:47                       ` Thomas Deutschmann
2019-12-06 20:10                         ` Andreas Sturmlechner [this message]
2019-12-06 20:28                           ` Thomas Deutschmann
2019-12-08 10:28                             ` Alexis Ballier
2019-12-06 20:30                           ` Michael 'veremitz' Everitt
2019-12-07  8:04                           ` Kent Fredric
2019-12-06 16:35               ` Mart Raudsepp
2019-12-06 16:43                 ` Thomas Deutschmann
2019-12-05 14:36 ` Aaron Bauman
2019-12-05 16:03 ` Andreas K. Huettel

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