Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2018-01-11 Thread Joshua Root
On 2018-1-12 03:55 , Ken Cunningham wrote: > > On 2018-01-11, at 12:28 AM, Jan Stary wrote: >> >> >> Does anyone now? If my port requires (say) python (any python), >> what is the right way to say that? (In some cases, having >> /usr/bin/python is just fine.) >> > > MacPorts tries to undertake

Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2018-01-11 Thread Ken Cunningham
On 2018-01-11, at 12:28 AM, Jan Stary wrote: > > > Does anyone now? If my port requires (say) python (any python), > what is the right way to say that? (In some cases, having > /usr/bin/python is just fine.) > MacPorts tries to undertake the principle of reproducible builds

Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2017-12-27 Thread Vincent Habchi
On 25 Dec 2017, at 20:30, Jan Stary wrote: > Generally, I tend to let the port/package use any version, > unless there is a specific reason for some specific version. > For example, if a port requires Python, then I consider > _any_ installed python to satsfy this requirement, >

Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2017-12-25 Thread Jan Stary
On Dec 25 10:04:33, vi...@macports.org wrote: > > On 24 Dec 2017, at 11:23, Jan Stary wrote: > >> On Dec 24 05:19:35, j...@macports.org wrote: > >>> On 2017-12-24 04:28 , Clemens Lang wrote: > >>> Is there a reason to not just always use a newer version? > >> And to turn the

Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2017-12-25 Thread Vincent Habchi
Folks, happy Xmas to all! > On 24 Dec 2017, at 11:23, Jan Stary wrote: > >> On Dec 24 05:19:35, j...@macports.org wrote: >>> On 2017-12-24 04:28 , Clemens Lang wrote: >>> Is there a reason to not just always use a newer version? >> And to turn the question around, what is gained

Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2017-12-24 Thread Jan Stary
On Dec 24 05:19:35, j...@macports.org wrote: > On 2017-12-24 04:28 , Clemens Lang wrote: > > Is there a reason to not just always use a newer version? > And to turn the question around, what is gained by using the newer version? Exactly. Insisting on the newest version of everything has cost me

Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2017-12-23 Thread Joshua Root
On 2017-12-24 04:28 , Clemens Lang wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 12:39:34PM +0100, Vincent Habchi wrote: >> I’ve a made a private change to my python27 Portfile to allow it to >> use DB60 instead of the default DB48, which was installed only for its >> needs. I think allowing people

Re: Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2017-12-23 Thread Clemens Lang
Hi, On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 12:39:34PM +0100, Vincent Habchi wrote: > I’ve a made a private change to my python27 Portfile to allow it to > use DB60 instead of the default DB48, which was installed only for its > needs. I think allowing people (through a variant) to build a Python > 2.7 version

Python 2.7 – allow another db version beside 4.8

2017-12-23 Thread Vincent Habchi
Hi there, I’ve a made a private change to my python27 Portfile to allow it to use DB60 instead of the default DB48, which was installed only for its needs. I think allowing people (through a variant) to build a Python 2.7 version which relies on another version of DB would be nice. Happy Xmas