[MacPorts] #22278: python2.4 mac_ver reports incorrect version

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#22278: python2.4 mac_ver reports incorrect version
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 Reporter:  wichert@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect             |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal             |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports              |     Version:  1.8.1                                
 Keywords:                     |        Port:  python24                             
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Comment(by jmr@…):

 2.5 gets it wrong too:
 {{{
 Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Oct 12 2009, 05:38:57)
 [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import platform
 >>> platform.mac_ver()
 ('4294967306.4294967302.4294967297', ('', '', ''), '')
 }}}
 This is pretty clearly an upstream issue. The Mac code simply wasn't
 64-bit compatible until 2.6, our backports of some patches to get 2.5
 sort-of working notwithstanding.

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