On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:41, Dave Curtis wrote:

> On Mar 22, 2012, at 12:30 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> 
>> Yes, it looks like the spe portfile declares dependencies on py26 modules. I 
>> don't know if it would work with the equivalent py27 modules. You could 
>> modify the portfile and try it out. If it does, then perhaps the port could 
>> be updated to use py27 modules, or to provide the user the choice (with 
>> variants). You could file an enhancement request in the issue tracker. If 
>> you can attach a patch, even better. (This port does not have a maintainer.)
> 
> I'm willing to give it a shot, but I'll need a clue or two.
> If I make the dependencies py-foo instead of py27-foo then  they should be 
> satisfied by the py27 components on my system, correct?

Yes. I also see this port uses the python26 portgroup (at the top of the 
portfile) so that should change to python27 as well.

> Do I have to create a local portfile repository, or will port run a portfile 
> from cwd?

You can copy the spe port's directory anywhere, edit the portfile, cd to the 
directory in the terminal, and type "sudo port install" (without specifying a 
port name) and it will use the port in the current directory.

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