New python26 dependency in git-core 1.7.2.2-1 adds many deps

[dtmainz@…]

The git-core @1.7.2.2_1 Portfile revision (Changeset 70965) added a dependency on python26. This in turn adds many other unexpected dependencies that I did not already have on my OS X 10.6.4 MacBook.

% port rdeps git-core <...other packages...>

python26

tk

tcl Xft2

xrender

xorg-libX11

xorg-util-macros xorg-xtrans xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-inputproto xorg-libXdmcp

xorg-xproto

xorg-libXau xorg-kbproto

xorg-renderproto

freetype fontconfig

xorg-libXScrnSaver

xorg-libXext xorg-scrnsaverproto

sqlite3

readline

db46 gdbm bzip2

A few of these are very common dependencies on other ports such as db46, bzip2, and sqlite3, but the Xft2 and xorg trees seem excessive. Is the Apple builtin Python2.6 (at least on Snow Leopard) not sufficient to avoid requiring all these extra graphics packages to be installed, just for git-core?

[raimue (Rainer Müller)]

git-core uses python during its build process and provides a python module in ${prefix}/lib/python2.6/site-packages/git_remote_helpers. It was erroneously using /usr/bin/python instead before my change. I did not investigate if this is necessary at all or could be made optional with a variant.

MacPorts does not rely on the system libraries, but installs its own libraries. At least you can get rid of the xorg-* dependencies when using the +no_tkinter variant for python26.

[mirimiri66@…]

Cc Me!

[cueball@…]

Hmm. I'm already using the +no_tkinter option, but I don't want python26 at all - I'm using python27 only.

Is there a way to make the dependency either python26 or python27?

[maccheck@…]

I think there is a dependency between this bug and #23717. I'm not deep enough in the MacPorts build system to bring in such a variant in the build dependency.

[myschizobuddy@…]

homebrew's git formula doesn't make use of python. you sure python is required. ​https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/git.rb

[raimue (Rainer Müller)]

Homebrew has a different concept and uses tools provided by Mac OS X itself, MacPorts does not. You should not refer to Homebrew, they have a bad track record of specifying dependencies correct.

[bunnyhero@…]

Cc Me!

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

This is working as intended, git-core now depends on python27, and py27-tkinter is now a separate port.