Re: pkg/52755: lang/python27 needs comp.tgz to find shared libraries

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/52755; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/52755: lang/python27 needs comp.tgz to find shared libraries
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:31:19 +0000

 On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 11:55:01PM +0000, Pierre Pronchery wrote:
  > Many Python-based programs and packages will fail to work without the "comp"
  > set installed, since ctypes.util.find_library() will not find any library
  > without it being installed.
 
 I don't think it's reasonable to expect 3rd-party software to work
 with parts of base missing.
 
  > To work around the problem, install the "comp" set. However I do not
  > think we can expect users to have to install it. I avoid installing it
  > as often as possible myself (notably for security reasons).
 
 ?
 
  > I am not sure what the proper fix should be:
  > - let lang/python* depend on an implementation of lang/gcc
  > - adding a message when installing lang/python*
  > 
  > I would clearly prefer the former.
 
 Perhaps you should figure out what it's doing that's not working, first...
 
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 David A. Holland
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