Default PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX and dropping PYTHON_PKGNAMESUFFIX

Ruslan Makhmatkhanov cvs-src at yandex.ru
Tue Jan 21 20:29:18 UTC 2014


Marcus von Appen wrote on 21.01.2014 14:48:
> Dear all,
>
> most python ports, which install into PYTHON_SITELIBDIR or PYTHON_LIBDIR
> use an explicit PKGNAMEPREFIX assignment to mark the resulting packages as
> related to a specific python version.
> The porter's handbook also outlines that ports should stick to this practice.
>
> I would like to force the usage of PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX for ports, which use
> distutils (and hence are always targeting a specific python version), by
> implicitly setting PKGNAMEPREFIX=PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX in bsd.python.mk. This
> makes port Makefiles less error-prone and ensures that the ports stick to a
> common naming scheme, when it comes to packages.
>
> At the same time, I would like to deprecate and remove PYTHON_PKGNAMESUFFIX,
> since it has no practical use or relevance other than creating an inconsistent
> package naming scheme. Its original purpose (to be read in r91400) does not
> hold true in my opinion, and I am explaining the reaon(s) for that (among
> other things when it comes to naming python ports) at
> http://www.sysfault.org/posts/freebsd-python-ports-pre-suffix.html.
>
> If noone speaks up, I'll start with the necessary changes to the
> infrastructure soon.
>
> Cheers
> Marcus

Like the suffix idea!
I just want to add, that it would be great to also automatically adjust 
DOCSDIR and EXAMPLESDIR with correct prefix to make docs/examples, 
installed by single port, but for different python version 
simultaneously. This will help to avoid conflicts.

Right now we have this (py-gnupg is just random python port):
# make -V DOCSDIR /usr/ports/security/py-gnupg
/usr/local/share/doc/gnupg

So right now it ever may conflict with gnupg docs, if I understand 
correctly. I think that correct dirname would be:
/usr/local/share/doc/py27-gnupg for python 2.7
and
/usr/local/share/doc/py33-gnupg for python 3.3

The same for examples.

-- 
Regards,
Ruslan

T.O.S. Of Reality


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