request: add --always-unzip to PYEASYINSTALL_INSTALLARGS

[Brooks Davis]

I'd like to request that --always-unzip (-Z) be added to the default
PYEASYINSTALL_INSTALLARGS.  The reason for this request is that
compressed eggs cause all sorts of problems for unattended operation or
operation via sudo.  For example, trac uses textproc/py-genshi which
is installed compressed.  Unfortunately, that means you have to create
a PYTHON_EGG_CACHE directory with appropriate permissions and put it
in the Apache environment if you want it to work.  If you further run
trac-admin as www via sudo, you end up needing to mangle the environment
there as well.

I recognize that this change would be a major undertaking since it would
break the plist of any port that currently installed a compressed egg,
but I think it would greatly improve the usability of modules installed
from ports and thus should be given serious consideration.

Thanks,
Brooks
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