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From: Dirkjan Ochtman <djc@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-python] Python 3 in Gentoo
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On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:
> So, another possible alternative here is to scour the tree, replacing
> any dependencies on dev-lang/python with || deps. I believe
> python.eclass would also need to be updated. Does that sound like an
> acceptable solution?

It sounds pretty messy, but I guess it depends on how many packages
depend on bare dev-lang/python.

I guess I still think it should be possible to give Portage a hint not
to install a new SLOT if the old SLOT is okay.

Cheers,

Dirkjan