[MacPorts] #16416: NLTK port request

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#16416: NLTK port request
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  Reporter:  stevenbird at users.sourceforge.net  |       Owner:  ryandesign at macports.org
      Type:  enhancement                       |      Status:  assigned               
  Priority:  Normal                            |   Milestone:  Port Submissions       
 Component:  ports                             |     Version:  1.6.0                  
Resolution:                                    |    Keywords:                         
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Changes (by ryandesign at macports.org):

  * owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org =>
            ryandesign at macports.org
  * status:  new => assigned


Comment:

 Ok, so we have a port [browser:trunk/dports/python/py-nltk/Portfile at 20382
 py-nltk], a python24 port for nltk 1.4.4. The developers are now
 [http://nltk.org/index.php/FAQ
 #What_is_the_difference_between_NLTK_and_NLTK-Lite.3F working on nltk-
 lite] which is currently at version 0.9.5 and has already reached feature
 parity with nltk 1.4.4. When development of nltk-lite is complete, it will
 become nltk 2.0.

 Usually we don't update ports to development verisons, but since nltk-lite
 0.9.5 is already better than nltk 1.4.4, and since the nltk web site seems
 designed to get you to use nltk-lite 0.9.5 rather than nltk 1.4.4, I have
 no problem with updating the port to this version.

 I suggest we first update the py-nltk port to nltk-lite 0.9.5, and then
 copy and modify that to get a new py25-nltk port.

 This is contingent on the maintainer of py-nltk, Michel Salim, having no
 objections. I will ask him to look at this ticket.

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