Andrew Benton wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:03:59 -0500
> Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>> basicnet/netprogs/subversion.xml
> 
> Subversion definitely fails to compile it's python bindings with python-3 as 
> /usr/bin/python, I tested that earlier.
> 
>> general/genlib/glib2.xml
> 
> Glib2 fails in it's gio tests if /usr/bin/python is python3, that can
> be worked around by neutering the gio/tests/Makefile or by removing
> the /usr/bin/python => python3 symlink
> 
>> general/genlib/libxml2.xml
> 
> With a lot of work it's possible to compile and install libxml2's
> python bindings into python3 but the effort was all in vain, they don't
> work as they use python 2 isms
> 
>> xsoft/graphweb/firefox.xml
>> xsoft/other/thunderbird.xml
> 
> The Thunderbird and Firefox configure scripts explicitly check
> that /usr/bin/python is python2.

Thanks Andy.  I've fixed those 5 packages and they will be updated at 
the next commit.

> The only thing that I know of that uses python3 is pycairo, and even
> with that they produce a py2cairo that works with python2.

OK.

   -- Bruce
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