[MacPorts] #69125: Pythons for PowerPC: introduce a path-style dependency and separate ports (?)

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#69125: Pythons for PowerPC: introduce a path-style dependency and separate ports
(?)
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  Reporter:  barracuda156  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.8.1
Resolution:                |   Keywords:  powerpc, leopard, snowleopard
      Port:                |
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Comment (by jmroot):

 Replying to [ticket:69125 barracuda156]:
 > The issue is that Joshua is the maintainer for Pythons, and he is
 against accepting any PowerPC-related fixes.

 Please don't misrepresent; I have not refused any reasonable fixes for
 10.4/10.5 ppc.

 > 2. All Pythons are broken for `+universal` **on 10.5.8** and 10.6.8.
 Specifically, ppc+ppc64 will fail on Leopard and i386+ppc will fail on
 10.6.8. For Leopard this ''is'' a big deal. Fix for 2.7 is trivial, but
 not so for 3.x, where some rewrite of portfile code is needed – what we
 have simply does not work.

 IIRC ppc+ppc64 was never a supported universal combination for python.

 > Christopher suggested a possibility of path-style dependency for
 Pythons. It could be a solution.

 Requiring all dependent ports to make a change is unlikely to be more
 acceptable.

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