[gentoo-dev] Re: Stabilization of Python 3.1

[Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@gentoo.org>]

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On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:55:00 +1200
Alistair Bush <ali_bush@gentoo.org> wrote:

> > Stabilization of Python 3.1.* will be requested at the beginning of
> >  november. There was a suggestion to create a news item which would inform
> >  users that temporarily they shouldn't switch to Python 3 as their main
> >  interpreter. Python ebuilds don't automatically activate Python 3, so I'm
> >  not sure if the news item is required. What is your opinion about it?
> > 
> 
> Stablise.
> 
> And to pacify all the cry babies out there could we update portage tools to 
> call /usr/bin/python2.6 directly? (yes I realise this will break, but at least 
> it is a suggestion)   Or how about we (remove python3.1 from the menu)/(stick 
> a big fat warning message)/(do something else) on eselect-python.  Or create a 
> "system-python" link that all gentoo core apps use instead of /usr/bin/python 
> (longer term solution?).  [rant]Hell maybe we could even start using those 
> slot dep thingy me bobbies to depend only a slot. So ppl don't have python3.1 
> unless something depends on it.  Does portage have support for slots in world?
> [/rant]

Or we could, say, leave it ~arch.

Why do you need python-3 in stable?


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