python2.4 mac_ver reports incorrect version

[wichert@…]

On python 2.4 the version information is missing:

Python 2.4.6 (#1, Oct 28 2009, 13:08:10) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.mac_ver()
('', ('', '', ''), '')

Python 2.6 gets it correct:

python2.6
Python 2.6.2 (r262:71600, Oct  7 2009, 14:08:41) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.mac_ver()
('10.6.1', ('', '', ''), 'i386')

this breaks setuptools since it can no longer match the architecture of the current system with the architecture of an egg and will refuse to install them.

[blb@…]

I'm surprised python24 even builds on 10.6, let alone works right; what do you need 2.4 for, as whatever it is should be moved to 2.6?

[wichert@…]

Plons still requires python 2.4. There is a python 2.4 buildout in the collective on svn.plone.org which works correctly on 10.6, so this is certainly doable.

[jmr@…]

2.5 gets it wrong too:

Python 2.5.4 (r254:67916, Oct 12 2009, 05:38:57) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import platform
>>> platform.mac_ver()
('4294967306.4294967302.4294967297', ('', '', ''), '')

This is pretty clearly an upstream issue. The Mac code simply wasn't 64-bit compatible until 2.6, our backports of some patches to get 2.5 sort-of working notwithstanding.

[wichert@…]

​This patch from the python buildout on svn.plone.org might do the trick. In addition to that patch that buildout does two things: set CFLAGS=-arch x86_64 and make sure MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.6, both of which macports already does iirc.

[grahamperrin@…]

Cc Me!

[roel@…]

The modules gestalt and MacOS aren't included. It fails in platform.py and returns the defaults

    try:
        import gestalt
        import MacOS
    except ImportError:
        return release,versioninfo,machine

[roel@…]

Attached is a fix for SL. It is based on the patch Wichert sent in.

[roel@…]

The above patch is tested on Leopard and Snow Leopard, and works.

Can someone commit this?

[roel@…]

Added diff based on latest svn version (Portfile.diff). The three patches should go in the files directory.

Could someone commit this?

[macsforever2000@…]

r70266

[ryandesign@…]

Shouldn't the portfile's revision also be incremented?

[macsforever2000@…]

Done in r70279.