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Re: pkg/51972: pyexpat.so is missing from python27 installation.
leot%NetBSD.org@localhost:
> Hello Lars-Johan!
Hi again!
> Do not worry! PRs are for that! :)
:-)
> py-expat is not the only exception: py-curses, py-readline and
> probably other modules that are parts of the "batteries included"
> Python library are excluded in pkgsrc (I think grep-ping for
> 'lang/python/srcdist.mk' in the pkgsrc tree will reveal all of
> them!).
> Inside the pkgsrc ecosystem that's not a problem because packages
> that needs them can just DEPENDS on them. However, it can be a
> problem if a script (outside pkgsrc) expects that really all the
> batteries are included! :)
(That's what happened.)
> Lars-Johan, ok to close the PR?
Yes, absolutely! Thank you for quick and kind replies!
> (otherwise, we can adjust lang/python*/DESCR or add a
> lang/python*/MESSAGE with a list of "excluded" batteries or provide
> a meta-pkgs with all the batteries included, but at least for the
> latter I'm not sure if it's worth or not)
No, no! I've figured it out now. Don't mess things up ... ;-)
joerg%bec.de@localhost:
> They are packaged separate because they often pull in other
> dependencies.
Umm. Thanks. OK. I'll take your word for it. :-)
Cheers,
/Liman
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