Simplifying lang/pypy(3)

[Alfred Perlstein]

On 6/28/15 1:07 AM, Kubilay Kocak wrote:
> On 27/06/2015 9:16 PM, David Naylor wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> lang/pypy was originally set up to achieve:
>>
>>   * building of multiple pypy instances based on different setting (i.e. with
>> or without jit, sandboxing, etc).  The port user could define any permutation
>> she desires.
>>
>>   * Install in a directory layout more similar to lang/python (i.e. libraries
>> in lib/, include files in include/).
>>
>> I plan to simplify the port by removing the multi-instance support and using
>> the default directory layout of the port.  This will fix issues with
>> virtualenv and reduce the learning curve of using/maintaining the port.
>>
>> To this end does anyone:
>>   
>>   a) use the multi-instance support?
>>
>>   b) depend on the current directory layout?
>>
>> Based on feedback I will adapt my plans to simplify.
>>
>> Regards
>>
> Thanks for opening up the question to the list David
>
> My vote (without my python hat on) would be for lang/pypy being as close
> to the upstream experience (freebsd improvements not withstanding) as
> the possibly by default as that would be my expectation as a user
> knowing nothing else.
>
>  From there work on additions or extensions, possibly as extra (slave)
> ports or something similar
>
+1

Thanks Koobs & David!