Unifying Python Ports

[Joshua Root]

On 2011-8-12 03:51 , Jeremy Lavergne wrote:
> As we unify python packages, will things depending on python2.4 packages 
> need the dependency name changed?
>  * py-some_py -> py24-some_py
>  * py-some_py -> py${python.version}-some_py
> 
> Otherwise, depending on py-some_py will go to the python.default_version
> for the package, which is likely the py27 subport.

Yes, dependents should be be updated. But you shouldn't be changing the
default version where there was a pre-existing python24 version. The
default is 24 precisely for backward compatibility.

- Josh