Fwd: using native python 2.5 as opposed to installing 2.4

[Randall Wood]

Sorry. Failed to reply to the list as well.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Randall Wood <randall.h.wood at alexandriasoftware.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 5:16 AM
Subject: Re: using native python 2.5 as opposed to installing 2.4
To: Randy Bush <randy at psg.com>


On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 12:13 AM, Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:
 > < insert old unix geek whining about macos and unsearchable mailman
 >  mailing list archives >
 >
 >  trying to install rdiff-backup.  it, and py-xattr want to install python
 >  2.4 port when there is a perfectly good python 2.5 native in leopard.  i
 >  can not find the equivalent of freebsd's /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf to
 >  whack the port's build parms.  and doc reading does not give me a lot of
 >  clue.

 I can speak to why we don't use the system python, but not to rdiff-backup:

 The system python would have to be modified to see the
 MacPorts-installed python packages or MacPorts would have to stick
 those packages outside of its managed directory. MacPorts uses a
 single managed directory[1] to avoid collisions with other software
 that would break the ability to manage the ports. To avoid modifying
 the system python, MacPorts installs its own python as well.

 [1] /opt/local by default. There are some exceptions
 /Applications/MacPorts so that apps just work and are visible in the
 Applications directory and a couple of others related to bootstrapping
 in MacPorts to begin with.



 >  clue bat please.
 >
 >  randy
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Randall Wood
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"The rules are simple: The ball is round. The game lasts 90 minutes.
All the rest is just philosophy."