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

[js]

>  Yes, that may be confusing.  But it seems that your solution is to
>  make everyone that runs a port upgrade python24 discover they don't
>  have zlib anymore.  Thats all I'm pointing out.

That would be avoidable without any hassle.
depend_lib or ui_msg?

>  It also presumably involves you running through every py-* port and
>  discovering whether they depend on zlib etc (at least I hope it does)

I think you're right.

>  > To lower this risk, I could resign python24 port to separate some of
>  > its standard modules and
>  > add them as dependencies, but I doubt you would like this idea.
>
>  I'm fine with that as it won't break existing installations.  But it
>  doesn't solve your original gripe ... that people can install
>  python24 and have zlib, and then install python25 and not have zlib.
>  [Which I'm not sure is that great an issue]

If I add zlib dependency to python24, I'd also add it to python25.