libpsl, python and dependecies

[Chris Jones]

On 29/06/2026 11:07 am, Vincent Habchi wrote:
> By the way Josh, I don’t mean to harass you, but I’m having a hard time understanding how the default python version works if not explicitly specified in a Portfile.
> 
> Namely, I would expect the Python select mechanism to default on the version chosen manually by python_select or python3_select. But in the Python Portgroup, the relevant function looks like this:
> 
> proc python_get_default_version {} {
>      global python.versions
>      set def_v 314
>      if {[info exists python.versions] && ${def_v} ni ${python.versions}} {
>          return [lindex ${python.versions} end]
>      } else {
>          return ${def_v}
>      }
> }
> 
> Why is 314 hardcoded in this?
> Vincent
>

In the interest of reproducible builds, builds intentionally ignore your 
private python selection choices. Having builds run without random 
python version a user might have selected, via their PATH, would be a 
nightmare.

Chris