[MacPorts] #32306: glib2, glib2-devel: build fails when "python" is not 2.5 thru 2.7

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#32306: glib2, glib2-devel: build fails when "python" is not 2.5 thru 2.7
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 Reporter:  gotyaoi@…            |       Owner:  ryandesign@…           
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  assigned               
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                         
Component:  ports                |     Version:  2.0.3                  
 Keywords:                       |        Port:  glib2, glib2-devel     
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Comment(by ryandesign@…):

 Replying to [comment:7 gale@…]:
 > So you mean use the Mac OS X
 > native python 2 for Leopard and up, I assume.

 Yes. Probably:
 {{{
 configure.python /usr/bin/python
 }}}
 And then maybe some reinplacing somewhere to tell it to use that.

 > But
 > then what to do for Tiger?

 Add a dependency on python27 and tell it to use that python instead.

 > Is there some way to depend on a
 > python port just for Tiger?

 Sure:

 {{{
 platform darwin 8 {
     depends_lib-append port:python27
     configure.python ${prefix}/bin/python2.7
 }
 }}}

 > Another idea is to have a port called something like
 > "python2minimal" that just creates a symlink to
 > /usr/bin/python for Leopard and up,

 No, we don't need anything that complicated. We just need to inform glib2
 what python it should use.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/32306#comment:8>
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