Re: pkgsrc python default version -> 3.7

["John D. Baker" <jdbaker%consolidated.net@localhost>]

On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:43:24 +0100, Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost> wrote:

> On 24/04/2019 23:31, coypu%sdf.org@localhost wrote:

> > The default Python version in pkgsrc is now 3.7, in preparation for
> > the coming end of life date of Python 2.7 (the previous default) at
> > the end of this year.

> Can we punt 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 then?
> 
> 3.4 fails at least to build on netbsd-current due to an openssl conflict
> by the looks of it.

Unfortunately, last I saw, "misc/libreoffice" is stuck at nothing later
than python36, claiming "PYTHON_VERSIONS_INCOMPATIBLE= 27 37"

Also, if one doesn't want the overhead of pkgsrc openssl on netbsd-7,
python36 is as far as you can go.  I suppose once netbsd-7 is EOL that
won't be an issue.

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