On 2018-1-12 03:55 , Ken Cunningham wrote:
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> On 2018-01-11, at 12:28 AM, Jan Stary wrote:
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>> 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.)
>>
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> MacPorts tries to undertake
On 2018-01-11, at 12:28 AM, Jan Stary wrote:
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>
> 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
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,
>
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
Folks,
happy Xmas to all!
> On 24 Dec 2017, at 11:23, Jan Stary wrote:
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>> 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
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
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
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
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