Re: git: 07aadecce77f - main - devel/py-gpep517: Remove obsoleted port

Po-Chuan Hsieh wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 11:25 PM Charlie Li:
>      >      It is no longer needed after Python 3.7 removal.
>     Not correct. This is an alternative PEP-517 tool to installer that the
>     framework can support.
> 
> 
> This port was added for PEP-517 for Python 3.7.
> There is no real need to keep it now.
> If you have real use case in the ports tree, feel free to add it back.
> 
That was its original purpose in ports, but far from its only purpose. 
This port was actually hacked to serve the Python 3.7 case, since the 
original project specified Python 3.8 as minimum. However, during the 
time that it served the Python 3.7 case, it successfully played the 
devel/py-build role with less dependencies, demonstrating that 
reformulation into a DEFAULT_OPTIONS knob is feasible for those who want it.

-- 
Charlie Li
…nope, still don't have an exit line.