Re: pkg/51972: pyexpat.so is missing from python27 installation.

[Lars-Johan Liman <liman%cafax.se@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/51972; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Lars-Johan Liman <liman%cafax.se@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: pkg-manager%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/51972: pyexpat.so is missing from python27 installation.
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 22:42:37 +0100

 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