What was the original intent behind having the dual requirements of (i) a system python and (ii) a SPKG python both in Sage? What (once upon a time) did having a SKPG do that couldn't/shouldn't/wouldn't be done by the system python?
On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM Michael Orlitzky <mich...@orlitzky.com> wrote: > On 2025-03-30 14:19:21, Dima Pasechnik wrote: > > I propose to remove python3 (and sqlite - which has no other consumers) > > from the list of Sage spkgs (packages). > > Anno 2025 one has sufficiently many non-Sage ways to make sure a good > > enough python3 is available for use with Sage. > > This is no longer a huge issue for me because we now have a way to > install only the sage library, but I still agree in principle and it > would be nice to start cleaning out the source tree. Our python > requirements are not crazy, and we already require some version of > python to be installed. Python is available on all operating systems > from multiple sources. Building it from scratch is the worst of those > because it makes us tech support for the OS toolchain. Every "python > failed to build" report is really a "python from the OS was not > detected" report in disguise, which we first have to explain. > > The other argument in favor of keeping it has been that it allows for > easy testing, by bumping the SPKG version and letting the CI run. This > is still true I guess, but > > 1. No one is currently doing it > 2. There are several people continuously testing sage with new > dependencies using other methods > 3. Shipping complexity to users to make the lives of developers > easier is the opposite of how we should do things > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/sage-devel/-ASHfAXqVYo/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/Z-sy8YjThruYJN7H%40mertle. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/CAJ6VCMBsR3VKUhbaXkpqoC3tfYpALkWeHuK2suYO_z%2BTgsb72w%40mail.gmail.com.
