From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 07ADE138334 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 16:06:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AFBD7E0835; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 16:06:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ot1-x329.google.com (mail-ot1-x329.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::329]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7692FE0830 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 16:06:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ot1-x329.google.com with SMTP id z25so10444625oti.5 for ; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 08:06:26 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=nae0X5mkiDjbNKYpGOU4CzQoVRYdCzd/e6QGMHFhc7o=; b=HDNWSSZVhV4UmbukkufEeVI4/+ZnkfLfUoD9bJ4em6d4CFAj53VmYpwiPSEJujuTic vt9KVu0z6gI8lk7m/UZJ/e8ZzaW5wDsVzxLFBX53t/MzcFnIA/MrVLHipQl77WSt+n02 M4+rUZPdvwZxuoDQ7lM5O9MJfEhB7dQbffZPuFjZ8mkuCfkL7f5hMQ8U7TMYRlA+IvYl DiKtWymcrX58UgkYLv4NnFa6c2ojQHEZNak2tSNsz2TJJiP++pqoaHkfuAedtY5b2HUt bNTnjrf821YK4cztWzHd3aPmMRkV0XQCtvtettTLsvtUX4uCq32KgcJwL1Y4mO9YJlKj CRJw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=nae0X5mkiDjbNKYpGOU4CzQoVRYdCzd/e6QGMHFhc7o=; b=Okqrphd0+IJPFuB0XH8WCoTQED9pQawogDyPwrszLgTGOjbHNWYQ1VitTqcUiSXh8b 80CWkIhWlkvFDCY4LANY4AtqKUJ07af2OlLoyUJkFi1ppbWjGNd9uTTUrngMjC134GAi kY9ezhnBFTGoXNJC52HP7PcMeXHdjf9BVRx3XWZOemCYG38E/B0rAgrW2gEJdx+Vxk5k KTdGhvZtT8ZXV5/iPwtFfNsjhBY7ZY7iA7rcaNiOMBUH1niAOSq/7sQoMNppIz7hCfDD PjBQOMMiMmgqe2fQMibdna8YaPGF6u6LbTPb6lm/i/jahnoQUdWXpH8Km4pmuVDw4K4v PO8w== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWoTceSxjrnPg3MHLA1vYetkMS5oznTGlppN7cFodjCLOrO2HAX KrTsCxjfUOB/9uE8kqTsZBZLjftYwAOAhg84h551C1Vp X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxNuh9w570UFFwRiS1qEEjeeN3DHCw7z5OgdePC96hwn8vW5SuyM58UITRxlBm8r6OVKvt8L9Tq5QWfnM1SKWM= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:66a:: with SMTP id 97mr17808398otn.114.1574611585162; Sun, 24 Nov 2019 08:06:25 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <24b13fdee7d49d5575c42984bf773eef3a869615.camel@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <24b13fdee7d49d5575c42984bf773eef3a869615.camel@gentoo.org> From: Francesco Riosa Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:06:13 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Perspectives on improving (dis-hacking) python-single-r1 To: gentoo development Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000003162bb059819d415" X-Archives-Salt: 30f79d29-a07f-43ed-99a2-5d32df49837d X-Archives-Hash: 0b8cd47ecf4f91812570051ed2ee1721 --0000000000003162bb059819d415 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Since we are here ... I'd still like to see some way to adopt latest python version if user wants to. One way it could work is that we add a "LATEST" to PYTHON_TARGETS that would always build against best version of python. To avoid complications if a new version of python is emerged together with other packages it must always include also a numeric version like 3_8 Regarding your proposal getting rid of PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET would be nice but being able to have multiple version of python installed is nicer and differentiate gentoo from most other distro Alternative 2 is also nice, the only thing that make me dubious is that it looks like it will be a gigantic work, but you have a better sense of the situation and will be one of those doing the actual work, so go for it! --0000000000003162bb059819d415 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Since we are here ...
I'd still li= ke to see some way to adopt latest python version if user wants to.
One = way it could work is that we add a "LATEST" to=C2=A0PYTHON_TARGET= S that would always build against best version of python.
To avoid compl= ications if a new version of python is emerged together with other packages= it must always include also a numeric version like 3_8

Regarding yo= ur proposal getting rid of=C2=A0PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET would be nice but bein= g able to have multiple version of python installed is nicer and differenti= ate gentoo from most other distro

Alternative 2 is also nice, the on= ly thing that make me dubious is that it looks like it will be a gigantic w= ork, but you have a better sense of the situation and will=C2=A0be one of t= hose doing the actual work, so go for it!
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