[MacPorts] #16933: RFE: Make Python 2.6 more Framework Friendly

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#16933: RFE: Make Python 2.6 more Framework Friendly
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  Reporter:  mcalhoun at macports.org  |       Owner:  blb at macports.org 
      Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new              
  Priority:  Normal                 |   Milestone:  Port Enhancements
 Component:  ports                  |     Version:  1.6.0            
Resolution:                         |    Keywords:                   
      Port:  python26               |  
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Comment(by mcalhoun at macports.org):

 I am not sure that the lack of ${prefix}/lib and ${prefix}/include will be
 a major problem.

 Some ports are smart enough to ask python what to do.[[BR]]
 graphviz for example has the following in its configure script:
 {{{
         PYTHON_PREFIX=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.prefix"`
 PYTHON_INCLUDES=-I$PYTHON_PREFIX/include/python$PYTHON_VERSION_SHORT
 PYTHON_LIBS="-L$PYTHON_PREFIX/lib$LIBPOSTFIX/python$PYTHON_VERSION_SHORT/config"
         PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR="`$PYTHON $srcdir/config/config_python.py
 archsitelib`"
 }}}
 This type of thing is actually one of the sources of the problem with
 python25, which was discussed in #16334.[[BR]]
 graphviz tried to install in the Framework library directory, but they had
 been made into soft links to ${prefix}/lib.[[BR]]
 MacPorts can't handle installation into links to directories.

 If a port does not ask python directly for the settings, I think that a
 couple of -I... and -L... might be all that is required.

 So far, boost, graphviz, and pdflib are non-PortGroup ports which work
 with the new python26 with minimal effort.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16933#comment:10>
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