python 2 and 3 modules

[Daniel Braniss]

> 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.

the joke on sysadmin/programes (im one of them) is that we give a correct 
answer
to the wrong qwestion :-)

the problem is not compiling modules(*), that works fine, it's the install.
there is a bug somewhere, where the check if installed is WRONG, so
it deinstalls the LAST installed module, but installes the correct version!

my workaround was to tar lib/python2.7/site-packages, install the 3.2 modules
(which deinstalls the 2.7) and when done, untar the 2.7.

the virtualenv is a nogo here, we have several hundred users!

the bsd.python.mk needs urgent cleanup, it's most confusing

cheers,
	danny

*: make PYTHON_VERSION=3.2 clean {de,re}install

PS: keep me in the CC, I'm not subscrided to ports.