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Bug 304891

Summary: dev-lang/python: Enable "ssl" USE flag by default via IUSE
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: kfm <kfm>
Component: [OLD] DevelopmentAssignee: Python Gentoo Team <python>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description kfm 2010-02-13 16:17:31 UTC
As per summary, I think that the ssl flag is a good candidate for becoming a pkginternal default in python. My request stems principally from the following two observations:

* IUSE defaults are useful for setting important 'out-of-the-box'
  per-package defaults that are useful to the vast majority of the
  gentoo userbase (whether the user is of the Joe 'duh-what's-a-profile?'
  Sixpack variety, or an experienced sysadmin of many years standing)

* Recent versions of portage gripe about the lack of support for HTTPS
  connections in the event that python is built without ssl support:

  !!! CANNOT IMPORT HTTP.CLIENT: cannot import name HTTPSConnection

My rationale for making such a request is explained in much greater detail in bug 304887 (which is similar to this one but concerns another package).
Comment 1 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-02-21 13:52:46 UTC
It looks like a good idea. Fixed.