At 12:27 AM -0400 5/19/12, Jeremy Lavergne wrote:
> So the port I'm working on uses Python and requires a bunch of
modules as dependencies. That's working OK but then my port's
configure _uses_ python to test if the dependencies are installed.
If this is the first time installing python on a machine, no version
of python is 'selected'. aka ...
AT-MBP12:mp WCT$ port select --list python
Available versions for python:
none (active)
python25-apple
python26
python26-apple
python27-apple
It would seem to me that MacPorts ought to 'select' the first
version of python when it is installed, no? In my port, is there a
way to test for 'none' and then set the one I want? I wouldn't
change the version out from under the user if they've actually
selected one.
Well, if your port is after a specific version the easy way would be
check the modules with pythonX.Y. You should also lib-depend on this
version of python, which means it WILL BE AVAILABLE when you build
and install.
Sorry, I'm not following. The first time my port is installing, it
is using depends_lib to pull a bunch of py26-* modules. But the
"port select --set python python26" command hasn't happened so
effectively, there is no python available when configure for my port
starts running. The software is there but select hasn't done its
magic.
Is there a clean way around that? In my case, MythTV just disables
the python bindings. I could see users not noticing this while
installing Myth and then noticing later that certain functions aren't
available. Rather annoying.
Craig
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