[MacPorts] #51032: python27: modules built with the default python27 fail when used with python27 +ucs4 (was: gtk-doc @1.25 fails to build with python27 +ucs4)

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#51032: python27: modules built with the default python27 fail when used with
python27 +ucs4
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  Reporter:  Peter_Dyballa@…  |      Owner:  devans@…
      Type:  defect           |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports            |    Version:  2.3.4
Resolution:  wontfix          |   Keywords:
      Port:  python27         |
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Changes (by devans@…):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * port:  gtk-doc => python27


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 phoenix.zerin@…]:
 > Upgrading `py27-libxml2` using the method recommended in
 https://trac.macports.org/ticket/51032#comment:3 allowed me to build gtk-
 doc successfully.
 >
 > ```
 > sudo port -ns upgrade --force py27-libxml2
 > ```
 >
 > Best to upgrade to Python 3.3 if at all possible
 (https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0393/).

 In general, if use of the full Unicode code set is important for you,
 using a recent python3 where it is handled natively is, indeed, your best
 bet. We are currently discontinuing support for Python 3.3 so Python 3.4+
 is recommended.

 The problem here is not an issue with a particular port but with mixing
 binary modules built against python27 (binary archive of py27-xml2) with
 python27 +ucs4.  Rebuilding these modules against python27 +ucs4 as
 recommended above can help but this is not guaranteed to work in all
 cases.  Doing this properly would mean
 rebuilding all python modules from source (using port -s) against
 python2.7 +ucs but again this is believed to have led to other problems in
 the past.

 I'm looking at upgrading itstool to use python3 if possible.

 See https://trac.macports.org/ticket/51141#comment:3 for additional
 discussion of the +ucs4 issue.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/51032#comment:6>
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