From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] PYTHON_DEPEND - Suggested replacement for NEED_PYTHON
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:56:01 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100110205601.GY832@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201001100930.20355.Arfrever@gentoo.org>
On 10-01-2010 09:29:28 +0100, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
> I would like to suggest introduction of support for PYTHON_DEPEND variable, which
> would be a better replacement for NEED_PYTHON variable. NEED_PYTHON variable
> does not allow to specify that e.g. only versions of Python 2 are accepted.
> (Eventually PYTHON_DEPEND variable will have to be set only in ebuilds of packages
> not supporting installation for multiple versions of Python.)
Can you explain the intended use of this variable, and why normal DEPEND
is not sufficient?
--
Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-10 22:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-10 8:29 [gentoo-dev] PYTHON_DEPEND - Suggested replacement for NEED_PYTHON Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-01-10 18:41 ` Sebastian Pipping
2010-01-10 21:50 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-01-11 3:55 ` Sebastian Pipping
2010-01-11 8:47 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-01-12 3:20 ` Sebastian Pipping
2010-01-10 20:56 ` Fabian Groffen [this message]
2010-01-11 0:25 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-01-11 7:50 ` Fabian Groffen
2010-01-11 8:29 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2010-01-11 10:14 ` Fabian Groffen
2010-01-12 14:16 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-01-11 9:00 ` [gentoo-dev] " Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-01-11 11:04 ` Gilles Dartiguelongue
2010-01-12 14:07 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-01-11 10:14 ` Maciej Mrozowski
2010-01-12 14:11 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
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