Re: [gentoo-python] python-distutils.eclass vs. python.eclass + distutils.eclass

[Krzysztof Pawlik <nelchael@gentoo.org>]

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On 26/05/12 15:09, Nikolaj Sjujskij wrote:
> Den 2012-05-26 17:07:29 skrev Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>:
> 
>> On Sat, 26 May 2012 17:01:26 +0400
>> "Nikolaj Sjujskij" <sterkrig@myopera.com> wrote:
>>
>>> > So I think the second part of this (x.y to x.y+1 transitions, in the
>>> > Python world, are generally relatively smooth) invalidates your
>>> > point in the first part: if the transitions are generally smooth,
>>> > then yes, when Python 3.3 gets stabilized, I want all of my Python
>>> > packages to be available from the 3.3 interpreter.
>>>   Let's take a "stable" user who updates (`emerge --update --deep
>>> --newuse @world`) his/her system regularly.
>>> Python 3.3 is released, added to Portage tree and eventually unmasked.
>>> PYTHON_TARGETS variable is changed to include 3.3. And suddenly
>>> `emerge --newuse @world` on stable system suggests rebuilding of
>>> every package using new eclass, because new (though disabled)
>>> USE-flags was added. And when Python 3.3 is keyworded stable, hence
>>> bringing new default PYTHON_TARGETS, user should now rebuild those
>>> packages once more, but now, at least, not uselessly.
>>>
>>> Just yesterday I had www-servers/uwsgi recompiled because of changed
>>> RUBY_TARGETS. And I even have no Ruby installed.
>>
>> I suggest you report a bug against portage and/or PMS.
>  Excuse me, but I really fail to see how this could be their fault.

Yes, you do. Let me explain: there was a thread some time ago about portage
rebuilding package when new USE flag is introduced in ebuild that does not
change enabled USE set, that's how it's related.

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