Re: USES=python3.10+ and RUN_DEPENDS

From: Charlie Li <vishwin_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:53:47 UTC
Lexi Winter wrote:
> Moin Rahman:
>> By default this will not be built in that case. If you want to build
>> for python 3.10 you have to add USE_PYTHON=allflavors
> 
> thanks (again).  so for a normal port, is there any guidance on whether
> i should do this or not?  is there a policy on this?
> 
> this is a normal (desktop) application, not a library, so normally there
> would be no reason to build it for all Python versions.
> 
> i don't see anything about this in https://wiki.freebsd.org/Python/PortsPolicy
In order to specify USE_PYTHON=allflavors, all ports in the dependency 
chain have to specify it. This isn't really a policy issue, rather a 
technical one.

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