Changes between Version 72 and Version 73 of FAQ


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Jun 7, 2009, 11:42:45 PM (15 years ago)
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Update for recent python25 changes

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    161161If you're using python24, install the py-readline port.
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    163 If you're using python25, install py25-readline.
    164 
    165 === Why can't I `import foo` in Python 2.5? ===
    166 
    167 A number of "standard python modules" are built separately from the python25 port:
    168  * zlib (py25-zlib)
    169  * _hashlib (py25-hashlib)
    170  * _ssl (py25-socket-ssl)
    171  * _bsddb (py25-bsddb)
    172  * _sqlite3 (py25-sqlite3)
    173  * _tkinter (py25-tkinter)
    174  * bz2 (py25-bz2)
    175  * gdbm (py25-gdbm)
    176  * readline (py25-readline)
    177  * _curses, _curses_panel (py25-curses)
    178 
    179 For further information about readline support in python25, see the above FAQ question.
    180 People with a FreeBSD background will find themselves familiar with this schema.
     163If you're using python25, make sure your python25 port is up to date, at least 2.5.4_4, when the standard modules were reintegrated back into the port itself (see ticket #12369).
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    182165=== Will MacPorts link to system libraries rather than its own? ===
     
    196179See the [wiki:GNOME GNOME] section of this Wiki for more information.
    197180
    198 === Why does the python26/python30 port have so many dependencies? === #pydeps
    199 
    200 Earlier versions of the python ports either used variants (python23) or split some modules out from the base port (python24 and python25) in order to reduce the number of dependencies for the port.  Using variants is bad as that requires a complete rebuild of the port in order to add a given module (like readline support); also, dependencies can't specify variants currently (see ticket #126).
    201 
    202 Using separate ports for these modules (like py25-readline) avoids the need to completely rebuild the base port, and can be used as a dependency, but ends up having other issues.  One is that these modules are installed using the standard distutils method for python, which causes them to be installed in a different location than where they would be when installed normally (see ticket #12369).  The other is that many python developers have expectations when they install python, and installing python24 or python25 simply does not match that.
     181=== Why do the python ports have so many dependencies? === #pydeps
     182
     183Earlier versions of the python ports either used variants (python23) or split some modules out from the base port (python24) in order to reduce the number of dependencies for the port.  Using variants is bad as that requires a complete rebuild of the port in order to add a given module (like readline support); also, dependencies can't specify variants currently (see ticket #126).
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     185Using separate ports for these modules (like py-readline) avoids the need to completely rebuild the base port, and can be used as a dependency, but ends up having other issues.  One is that these modules are installed using the standard distutils method for python, which causes them to be installed in a different location than where they would be when installed normally (see ticket #12369).  The other is that many python developers have expectations when they install python, and installing python24 simply does not match that.
    203186
    204187=== When should I use the force option (-f) === #whentoforce