ports/118301: [patch] devel/py-setuptools easy-install.pth contents lost on upgrade clobbering ports using it

[Velko Ivanov]

The following reply was made to PR ports/118301; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Velko Ivanov <vivanov at ivanov-nest.com>
To: Douglas Thrift <douglaswth at gmail.com>
Cc: Michael Scheidell <scheidell at freebsd.org>, <bug-followup at freebsd.org>,
 <gabor at freebsd.org>, <lwhsu at freebsd.org>, <sunpoet at freebsd.org>,
 <python at freebsd.org>, <nivit at freebsd.org>, <lars.eggert at nokia.com>
Subject: Re: ports/118301: [patch] devel/py-setuptools easy-install.pth
 contents lost on upgrade clobbering ports using it
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:50:32 +0200

 On 2012-02-24 20:18, Douglas Thrift wrote:
 >
 > ...
 >
 > What was the issue with portrevision 3?
 
 +1
 
 > Also the name and description
 > of the new knob do not make sense. What the knob enables is 
 > preserving
 > the contents of the easy-install.pth file which specifies what
 > packages are installed; easy-install itself is core functionality of
 > setuptools that is not affected by the knob.
 
 +1
 
 
 Also I would add that setuptools is already superseded by distribute
 (devel/py-distribute). It does contain the same solution as
 py-setuptools_3. If there is a problem with it, may be a PR regarding
 that port is in order, though IMHO it works fine.
 
 Regards,
 Velko Ivanov