[MacPorts] #59466: python27 +universal fails to build universal extension modules in standard library

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#59466: python27 +universal fails to build universal extension modules in standard
library
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  Reporter:  rmottola  |      Owner:  jmroot
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports     |    Version:
Resolution:            |   Keywords:  leopard snowleopard
      Port:  python27  |
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Comment (by fhgwright):

 It may be that this isn't *directly* OS-dependent at all.  I encountered
 this trying to build icu +universal, which thought (incorrectly) that it
 needed python27 +universal.  In the case of icu, the python27 dependency
 seems to be because it needs Python >=2.7 to build, which isn't met by the
 Apple Python until 10.7.  Of course propagating +universal to a *build*
 dependency is completely silly, but that's what base currently seems to
 do.

 Since it's probably unusual for users to specifically request +universal
 for Python, it's likely that it mainly arises from gratuitous universality
 in build procedures, explaining why the impact isn't wider.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/59466#comment:16>
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