Summary: | dev-python/setuptools-0.6.3-r3 pulls Python 3 as a dep | ||
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Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Nikos Chantziaras <realnc> |
Component: | [OLD] Development | Assignee: | Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers> |
Status: | VERIFIED WONTFIX | ||
Severity: | normal | ||
Priority: | High | ||
Version: | 2008.0 | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- |
Description
Nikos Chantziaras
2009-10-02 20:52:54 UTC
Dependencies are intentional. (In reply to comment #1) > Dependencies are intentional. The only solution is to mask setuptools then? And btw, can you elaborate a bit about why they are intentional so we know what's going on? (In reply to comment #2) > (In reply to comment #1) > > Dependencies are intentional. > > The only solution is to mask setuptools then? The only solution is to install Python 3. (In reply to comment #3) > And btw, can you elaborate a bit about why they are intentional so we know > what's going on? It's now required to have Python 3 installed. (In reply to comment #4) > (In reply to comment #2) > > (In reply to comment #1) > > > Dependencies are intentional. > > > > The only solution is to mask setuptools then? > > The only solution is to install Python 3. > > (In reply to comment #3) > > And btw, can you elaborate a bit about why they are intentional so we know > > what's going on? > > It's now required to have Python 3 installed. Yes, but *why*? Having Python 3 installed is one of required steps in transition to Python 3. Python 2 is still used as default version after installation of Python 3. Transition to Python 3 is mandatory for all users of Python. |