[MacPorts] #18260: Python 2.6 enables tk by default without any variants to turn it off pulling in xorg

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#18260: Python 2.6 enables tk by default without any variants to turn it off
pulling in xorg
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  Reporter:  n@…          |       Owner:  blb@…           
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed          
  Priority:  Normal       |   Milestone:  Port Bugs       
 Component:  ports        |     Version:  1.7.0           
Resolution:  wontfix      |    Keywords:                  
      Port:  python26     |  
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Changes (by blb@…):

  * status:  assigned => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix


Comment:

 This was done deliberately (in r42841) as otherwise Python isn't quite
 Python as most people expect it; see for example ticket #12369 especially
 [comment:ticket:12369:18 comment 18] about what happens when such modules
 are split out.

 Using a variant means that if you already have it installed and want to
 add tk, then you have to go through the mess of manually deactivating
 rebuilding with +tk.

 Also, note that IDLE requires Tk...

 Note that the xorg dependencies can be kept light with the +system_x11
 variant if you're using 10.5 (I don't believe it's safe on 10.4 and
 earlier).  See [http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-
 dev/2009-January/006870.html the email thread] for info on +system_x11.

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