devel/libffi and lang/python34

[Robert Simmons]

I think the best option is A&C: to remove libffi from python and to
update our port. The config choice itself can then be removed from the
python port.

On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Kubilay Kocak <koobs at freebsd.org> wrote:
> On 26/12/2014 3:06 PM, Robert Simmons wrote:
>> The default for lang/python34 is to use libffi from ports. The version
>> in ports is getting old (v3.0.13). The current version is v3.2.1.
>> However, the version that ships with python 3.4.2 is 3.1.
>>
>> Should the default for python34 be changed to use the included version (v3.1)?
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> I'd like to see:
>
> a) The libffi port updated
> b) libffi *not* be the default for Python ports
>
> We prefer to be as close to upstream as possible.
>
> c) See upstream Python not bundle libffi at all
>
> iirc, there's been mentions upstream of ripping libffi out in the past,
> perhaps its worth re-starting that conversation
>
> koobs