#18957 closed request (wontfix)
python-2.6 incorrect dependencies
| Reported by: | derhindemith@… | Owned by: | blb@… |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | ports | Version: | 1.7.0 |
| Keywords: | python dependencies | Cc: | MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez) |
| Port: | python26 |
Description
Python 2.6 has as dependencies: gettext, zlib, openssl, tk, sqlite3, db46, ncurses, gdbm, bzip2, readline
These should probably be listed as variants (probably as +no_tk, etc.), as python can successfully configure, build, install, and be used without them.
On a personal note, something like this is really important to me, as python is just a dependency for me, and these other ports aren't strictly necessary.
Change History (4)
comment:1 Changed 16 years ago by mf2k (Frank Schima)
| Cc: | mcalhoun@… added |
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| Owner: | changed from macports-tickets@… to blb@… |
comment:2 Changed 16 years ago by blb@…
| Resolution: | → wontfix |
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| Status: | new → closed |
comment:3 Changed 16 years ago by jmroot (Joshua Root)
| Type: | enhancement → request |
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Many python users have expectations of what is available when you install it, hence the dependencies. Also, splitting them out either into variants or separate modules is bad for a number of reasons. With variants, if you want to add, say, readline, then you have to completely rebuild the port with that variant; also, until ticket #126 is implemented, you can't depend on the variant. For external modules, that was done with python25 and has issues, see ticket #12369.