On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 06:38:15PM -0800, Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi; > > How to wean myself away from Python 3.9? and then Python3.10? > > There's so much that I don't understand about MacPorts. > > Should I uninstall everything that depends on Python 3.9 and then > Python 3.9 and then re-install those apps that I uninstalled from the > first sequence? How will that not put me back to where O started? I don't think you need to think about it. Python-based ports tend to just depend on whatever is macports's current default python port which gets updated annually. A handful (38 out of 2261) declare a specific default python version. When there are no longer any ports depending on an old version of python, it probably automatically becomes a candidate for removal unless it was explicitly requested. > The same question applies to Perl. Perl-based ports are slightly different. They tend to declare a range of perl5 versions that they work with (usually the four that are supported at any time by macports). I think if you regularly selfupdate and upgrade outdated and reclaim, it'll probably look after itself. At least, that's my mental model. Corrections are always welcome. > Thanks, > Ken Wolcott cheers, raf
