> > > > PS: I'm increasingly becoming more opposed to mailing lists - they require > so much setup. Is this community also active on > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/macports ? I find Stack > Overflow to be a much more natural place for these sorts of Q&As, with > mailing lists being reserved for discussions (Google Groups is easily the > most superior choice). >
I normally get answers here way quicker on the mailing list as all the experts are here. Asked a question on Stack Overflow as well, but got it answered through the mailing list in the end. > > -- > Sam > > On 9 Aug 2012, at 00:09, Brandon Allbery <allber...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Sam Halliday <sam.halli...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Furthermore, is it possible to install "subversion-python27bindings" > against > > the system Python 2.7? > > > > No it is not, no this is not a bug, no it will not be "fixed". This is > also why there's no mechanism to select the system python (although it > wouldn't be that difficult to add one, it's usually a bad idea). > > https://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#ownlibs (and most of the questions > around it) > > > > Homebrew was the most recent attempt by someone to pretend that avoiding > the system-installed stuff is "just being stupid" or whatever. It, like > everyone else, has switched to installing and managing its own ecosystem. > > > > -- > > brandon s allbery > allber...@gmail.com > > wandering unix systems administrator (available) (412) 475-9364 > vm/sms > > > > > _______________________________________________ > macports-users mailing list > macports-users@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users > >
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