python_select/ipython_select

Scott Webster sewebster at gmail.com
Sat Aug 6 21:49:43 PDT 2011


On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
>
> However, I understand that the files still installed by the *_select ports are still required for the "port select" mechanism to work correctly, which is why the *_select ports still exist and are not deprecated.
>

Aha, that makes sense.  Perhaps removing the select ports was not a
good idea then.  Though I think they were supposedly leaves.  Someone
should make the results of port info etc. explain this clearly if it
doesn't already (I think it doesn't).

Scott


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