wiki:PythonFrameworkTransition

Version 1 (modified by raimue (Rainer Müller), 17 years ago) (diff)

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Python.framework transition

See the branches/python-frameworks branch.

Build python{24,25,30} ports as frameworks

(into ${prefix}/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/{2.4,2.5,3.0}/)

  • Keep it as much similar to the default Python.framework for easier maintenance
  • Add the following symlinks:
    ${prefix}/lib/pythonXX -> ${prefix}/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/XX/lib/pythonXX
    ${prefix}/include/pythonXX -> ${prefix}/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/XX/include/pythonXX
    

Further transition work

python24

python24 is already a framework installation, but should be changed to match the scheme from above.

Maybe py-* requires the same transition as described for py25-* ports below, we will have to try out.

python25

In order to safely upgrade especially python25 to a framework, we need:

  • A new python25 port group, which has to be released with one of the next MacPorts version. Efforts on this branch have to be coordinated with a release (targeting 1.6.1 or 1.6.2).
  • All py25-* ports have to be removed *before* upgrading python25 itself, because we change lib/python2.5 from a directory into a symlink. Otherwise you will see errors with file_map.db.
  • Therefore we need some hook inside python25 to fire up on upgrading non-framework to framework. E.g. it would have to do, save a list of all installed py25-* ports before and uninstall them. After successful installation of python25, install these ports again. Because of the directory-to-symlink change, deactivate/activate does not work. This will be the main challenge.

python30

Nobody should be using python30 productively yet. python30 port group was also not released yet.

  • Make python30 install the same as other python versions.

python26

After all was sorted out, we can add a python26 port in the same manner for the upcoming next python release.