On Thursday, 5 September 2019 21:38:16 BST james wrote: > On 9/5/19 11:12 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > On 04/09/2019 07:42, james wrote: > >> I have these versions of python installed 2.7.15, 3.5.5 and 3.6.5 > >> and these settings in make.conf:: > >> > >> ??PYTHON_TARGETS=" python2_7 python3_6" > >> ??PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_6" > >> > >> Sometimes it's hard to sort out the most accurate/current docs to read > >> from the older docs, related to various issues. > > > > I don't set any of these. I let portage use its recommended defaults. Do > > you have a reason to use something else? > > It's the way most docs suggest:: > > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Python
As I understand this wiki page, you only need to specify a particular python version if you require a specific slot installed, which happens to be different from the default python slots managed by normal portage usage and reverse dependencies of individual packages. > Although the file was touched recently:: > This page was last edited on 3 August 2019, at 00:26. > > It does not seem to be agressive on the versions of Python. I try to use > the latest 'stable' versions, as set in the make.conf file. Feel > encourage to enlighten me on a better pathway, particulary on the > pending (1/1/20) end to python 2.7. > > > James In order to use the latest stable python versions, I would remove any manually specified python targets from make.conf, then 'emerge @preserved-rebuild', then 'emerge --depclean -v -p' and for good measure 'revdep-rebuild'. When python 2.7 becomes deprecated in the future it will fall out of the portage tree and your regular emerge will unmerge it. -- Regards, Mick
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