python 2 and 3 modules

[Daniel Braniss]

> On 29/07/2013 5:46 PM, David Demelier wrote:
> > 2013/7/28 Daniel Braniss <danny at cs.huji.ac.il>:
> >> Hi,
> >> I need to be able to have both (2.7 and 3.2) modules.
> >> setting PYTHON_VERSION=3.2 in /etc/make.conf compiles properly,
> >> but make install, insists that that the 2.7 version is installed!
> >> after deinstalling, it will install the 3.2 version in the correct directory:
> >>          /usr/local/lib/python3.2/site-path
> >> but now I lost the 2.7 version.
> >>
> >> the same happens if I try to install the 2.7 version, it will complain
> >> that the 3,2 version is installed.
> >>
> >> BTW, the comments in ports/Mk/bsd.python.mk are very confusing and
> >> some are wrong:
> >> # PYTHON_VERSION        - Version of the python binary in your ${PATH}, in the
> >> #                                         format "python2.0". Set this in your
> >> makefile in case you
> >> #                                         want to build extensions with an
> >> older binary.
> >> #                                         default: depends on the version of
> >> your python binary
> >>
> >> setting it to "python3.2" produces errors in the make, while 3.2 is ok
> >>
> >> is there any fix?
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >>          danny
> >>
> >
> > For the moment its pretty difficult to install python 2.7 and 3.3 at
> > the same time. However, if you plan to install python 3.3, you need to
> > set PYTHON_DEFAULT_VERSION to "python3.3" and not PYTHON_VERSION.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> 
> David,
> 
> python@ would love to get a better idea (ideally a list) of where and 
> what the choke-points & hurdles users are coming across trying to 
> achieving this.
> 
> Id be happy to document these in the wiki as we start looking forward to 
> best-practice FreeBSD/Python packaging for when the 
> setuptools/distribute merge commotion settles down
> 
> The FreeBSD Python team can be found on FreeNode IRC (#freebsd-python) 
> if anyone wants to get the ball rolling.
> 
> koobs

hi all,
	is there any progress?