Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
> 2010-03-19 11:13:48 Dale napisał(a):
>    
>> Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
>>      
>>> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:23:31 -0500
>>> Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>   wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>>> It's being installed because it's a dependency of something you use.
>>>>>
>>>>> Replace Python with any other library and we wouldn't be having this
>>>>> discussion.
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> OK.  Right now, as you type this, what package depends on python-3
>>>> and won't work with python-2?  Anything at all?  If it is nothing,
>>>> then why install it?
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> And that's where you're making the mistake: you're treating Python as
>>> being different from every other package.
>>>
>>> In every other case, you want things to be using the newest version of a
>>> slotted package where possible. Why aren't you complaining that you were
>>> forced to install gcc 4.3 and 4.1 when 3.4 worked just fine?
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> Because, when I installed gcc 4.3, I could then unmerge the old gcc.
>> That's why I didn't complain about that.  With python, we still have to
>> have the current version plus the new version which is not being used at
>> all.
>>
>> Am I not correct in that?  If the new python is installed, what exactly
>> is going to use it?  I used the new gcc.  It worked fine.  I unmerged
>> the old one with no wasted space and one less package installed.  This
>> doesn't appear to be the case with python-3 tho.  It's going to be
>> installed and just sit there like a rock.
>>      
> Python 3 is used during installation of packages, which support Python 2 and
> Python 3 and support installation for multiple Python ABIs. You can directly
> execute scripts with "-3.1" suffix (e.g. "bpython-3.1" or "coverage-3.1")
> to use Python 3.1 even when Python 2.* is set as main active version of Python.
>
>    

But again, if it will work with python2 then you don't need python3.  So 
you still don't need it installed just as has been said many times.

Dale

:-)  :-)