[MacPorts] #14342: python25 drops modules by default, but python25 doesn't

[js]

Apparently more people like this change.
I'll get back to trac ticket and start working on this.

On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:39 AM, js <ebgssth at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  > Thanks for thorough explanation. That makes sense.
>  >  > The reason why I started this discussion is that
>  >  > I want to make python24 to be python25-like port.
>  >  > What if I created patches for this,
>  >  > Would you accept that changes?
>  >  >
>  >
>  >  well, what else do you want to change? There already are py-bsddb, py-
>  >  readline, .. which provide modules not build by default (by the
>  >  python24 port).
>
>  I'd like to drop modules from python24 the same way python25 do currently.
>  This would help writing Portfile for python2[45] easier.
>
>
>
>  >  If you _really_ don't bother which python you end up with (and it
>  >  doesn't matter if that changes), then you can use the "python_select:
>  >  port to do just that.
>  >  It basically provides symlinks to the real executables which you can
>  >  change by calling python_select(1).
>  >  Attention: If your port makes note of the exact location of you python
>  >  executable, this might create an implicit dependency (which will cause
>  >  breakage if you uninstall the "wrong" python)
>
>  No, I don't want default python on MacPorts.
>  Explicit python24 and python25 would be clearer.
>  just wanted to say python-minimal + py25-* ports would be nice.
>
>
>  >  > To be honest, I also want to change py- prefix ports to py24-
>  >  > but this plan is rejected recently...
>  >
>  >  Rejected? Most probably due to the amount of work on both the project
>  >  and the users' side.
>  >  I think this would be cool, but if someone tackles this: Do a single
>  >  commit on _all_ renamed ports and ports that depend on those AND write
>  >  a mail to macports-users@ AND put something on the FAQ how to handle
>  >  potential breakage.
>
>  If I prepared patches for this, would you bother to review/accept them?
>