Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 2:09 PM Michał Górny wrote: > > On Sun, 2021-01-24 at 13:53 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:21 AM Michał Górny wrote: > > > > > > For this reason, we have decided to change the default python-exec > > > configuration to match PYTHON_TARGETS by defa

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v3] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
Now with cleaner explanation of how to keep eselect-python: ``` Title: Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS Author: Michał Górny Posted: 2021-01-24 Revision: 1 News-Item-Format: 2.0 On 2021-02-01 stable users will switch to a new method of updating the preferred Python versions that employs

[gentoo-dev] Last-rites: kde-plasma/user-manager:5

2021-01-24 Thread Andreas Sturmlechner
# Andreas Sturmlechner (2021-01-24) # (New and QML-based) functionality moved into kde-plasma/plasma-desktop:5 # Masked for removal in 14 days. kde-plasma/user-manager:5 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Aisha Tammy
On 1/24/21 7:59 AM, Michał Górny wrote: > Here's v2 with extra 'tl;dr' instructions in first para: > > ``` > Title: Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS > Author: Michał Górny > Posted: 2021-01-24 > Revision: 1 > News-Item-Format: 2.0 > > On 2021-02-01 stable users will switch to a new met

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2021-01-24 at 16:11 +0100, Thomas Deutschmann wrote: > eselect is a known interface for most (all?) slotted packages. > Configuration management tools expect that the appropriate module will > be pulled in once you install a slotable package. Could you back your claims with specific numbe

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2021-01-24 at 16:23 +0100, Hans Fernhout wrote: > Why not do it the other way around: make eselect-python leading, and > have it populate PYTHON_TARGETS? > It could be a lot more work, but might be more intuitive. It is not possible to do this portably or reliably. My previous attempts a

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2021-01-24 at 13:53 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:21 AM Michał Górny wrote: > > > > For this reason, we have decided to change the default python-exec > > configuration to match PYTHON_TARGETS by default, in the eclass > > preference order, that is from the newest

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2021-01-24 at 18:16 +, Alexey Sokolov wrote: > вс, 24 янв. 2021 г. в 12:59, Michał Górny : > > > > Here's v2 with extra 'tl;dr' instructions in first para: > > > > ``` > > Title: Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS > > Author: Michał Górny > > Posted: 2021-01-24 > > Revision:

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2021-01-24 at 10:16 -0500, Aisha Tammy wrote: > On 1/24/21 7:59 AM, Michał Górny wrote: > > Here's v2 with extra 'tl;dr' instructions in first para: > > > > ``` > > Title: Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS > > Author: Michał Górny > > Posted: 2021-01-24 > > Revision: 1 > > News-I

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:21 AM Michał Górny wrote: > > For this reason, we have decided to change the default python-exec > configuration to match PYTHON_TARGETS by default, in the eclass > preference order, that is from the newest CPython version to oldest, > with alternative Python implementati

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Alexey Sokolov
вс, 24 янв. 2021 г. в 12:59, Michał Górny : > > Here's v2 with extra 'tl;dr' instructions in first para: > > ``` > Title: Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS > Author: Michał Górny > Posted: 2021-01-24 > Revision: 1 > News-Item-Format: 2.0 > > On 2021-02-01 stable users will switch to a new

[gentoo-dev] Last rites: app-crypt/sign

2021-01-24 Thread David Seifert
# Jakov Smolic (2021-01-24) # Last release in 2004. Fails to build with gcc-10 and openssl-1.1. # Removal on 2021-02-23. Bugs #707004, #677170, #562724 app-crypt/sign signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [gentoo-dev] Last-rites: x11-themes/gtk-engines-unico

2021-01-24 Thread Andreas Sturmlechner
On Sonntag, 24. Januar 2021 14:08:52 CET Andreas Sturmlechner wrote: > # Andreas Sturmlechner (2021-01-24) > # Ancient package no one else is packaging, blocks autotools-multilib > cleanup. # Masked for removal in 30 days. > x11-themes/gtk-engines-unico Called off and bumped to EAPI-7/away from a

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Ionen Wolkens
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 10:16:37AM -0500, Aisha Tammy wrote: > Has this change already been pushed for unstable? I am running an unstable > system but I still have eselect-python, so I assume not (unless due to my side > error). It was temporarily re-added in deps for the sake of this news item, bu

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Hans Fernhout
Why not do it the other way around: make eselect-python leading, and have it populate PYTHON_TARGETS? It could be a lot more work, but might be more intuitive. On 1/24/21 4:11 PM, Thomas Deutschmann wrote: Hi, I am hot happy with this change. Why must dev-lang/python become special? eselect

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Thomas Deutschmann
Hi, I am hot happy with this change. Why must dev-lang/python become special? eselect is a known interface for most (all?) slotted packages. Configuration management tools expect that the appropriate module will be pulled in once you install a slotable package. You are now forcing everyone t

[gentoo-dev] Last-rites: x11-themes/gtk-engines-unico

2021-01-24 Thread Andreas Sturmlechner
# Andreas Sturmlechner (2021-01-24) # Ancient package no one else is packaging, blocks autotools-multilib cleanup. # Masked for removal in 30 days. x11-themes/gtk-engines-unico signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
On Sun, 2021-01-24 at 13:25 +0100, Toralf Förster wrote: > On 1/24/21 1:21 PM, Michał Górny wrote: > > Please review the news item inlined below. > > What about a tl;dr line explaining whether dev-lang/python-exec is > optionally or mandatory -or better said - if/which user action is expected? >

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review v2] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
Here's v2 with extra 'tl;dr' instructions in first para: ``` Title: Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS Author: Michał Górny Posted: 2021-01-24 Revision: 1 News-Item-Format: 2.0 On 2021-02-01 stable users will switch to a new method of updating the preferred Python versions that employs t

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Ionen Wolkens
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 01:25:13PM +0100, Toralf Förster wrote: > What about a tl;dr line explaining whether dev-lang/python-exec is > optionally or mandatory -or better said - if/which user action is expected? As I understand it user doesn't have anything to do other than either accept or refuse

Re: [gentoo-dev] [News item review] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Toralf Förster
On 1/24/21 1:21 PM, Michał Górny wrote: Please review the news item inlined below. What about a tl;dr line explaining whether dev-lang/python-exec is optionally or mandatory -or better said - if/which user action is expected? -- Toralf PGP 23217DA7 9B888F45 OpenPGP_signature Description:

[gentoo-dev] [News item review] Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS

2021-01-24 Thread Michał Górny
Hi, Please review the news item inlined below. I'd like to publish it ASAP and stabilize python-exec-conf on 2021-02- 01. ``` Title: Python preference to follow PYTHON_TARGETS Author: Michał Górny Posted: 2021-01-24 Revision: 1 News-Item-Format: 2.0 On 2021-02-01 stable users will switch to a