I think we shall update python2.7 as PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION at least after python-2.7.1 and FreeBSD-8.2 release.
wen 2010/11/14 John Hein <jh...@symmetricom.com>: > John Hein wrote at 15:55 MDT on Oct 30, 2010: > > Maxim Khitrov wrote at 15:42 -0400 on Oct 30, 2010: > > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Sylvain Garrigues <syl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am using FreeBSD 8.1 and I would like to know the reasons > > > > why it has been decided that the default Python installation > > > > is 2.6 and not 2.7. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Add "PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION=python2.7" to /etc/make.conf. > > To answer Sylvain's original query, 2.7 is fairly new still. When a > sufficent amount of testing has occurred that indicates 2.7 has no > regressions, then someone will throw the switch. Of course, what > constitutes a sufficient amount of testing is somewhat subjective. So > the more use it gets by early adopters (such as yourself presumably), > the higher the confidence in being able to update the default. > > I've been using python27 for a couple months now without any problems. > To help get the default switched from 2.6 to 2.7, request it and > report any successes (and problems) here and/or submit PRs. > > A search in the PR database for python27 doesn't turn up any > significant problems. > > It will also probably require at least one full ports test build. I > don't know if one has been requested. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-python@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-python > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-python-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > -- 真理从来没有战胜过谬误，真理只有在坚持谬误的人死去后才成为真理。 _______________________________________________ freebsd-python@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-python To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-python-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
