On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 3:15 PM, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 08:37:42 -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > >> > > Why did portage remove my python-3.5? >> > >> > Because nothing that depends on it isn't also satisfied by >> > python-3.6? >> >> But doesn't the PYTHON_TARGETS with which a package is built create a >> strict dependency on those pythons? If native code extensions are >> present, the compiled code won't in general be compatible with other >> versions. > > AIUI PYTHON_TARGETS determines which python version extension modules are > installed for. If you don't set PYTHON_TARGETS explicitly, portage sets > it according to the versions you have installed. >
You are incorrect; PYTHON_TARGETS is never calculated based on the versions of python you have installed.
