Re: Making Python3 the default
T J <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Jun 2019 01:28:28 +0000
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--===============4453386424191869070== Content-Language: en-AU Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_SYAPR01MB30404302E2110FD49A7BBB49C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_" --_000_SYAPR01MB30404302E2110FD49A7BBB49C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Abraham, Unfortunately not yet. I have some build system overhaul changes planned, b= ut that is still a way off. With that, I am hoping it will be easier to tar= get compiling against the =91native=92 Python Windows installation, which w= ill allow what you are wishing for. Thanks, Jeremy From: Abraham Lee<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2019 6:17 AM To: FontForge developers' discussions<mailto:[email protected]= rge.net> Subject: Re: [fontforge-devel] Making Python3 the default Hey, Jeremy! On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 5:58 AM T J <[email protected]<mailto:jtanx@outlook.= com>> wrote: With support for Python 2 dropping off, in the next release of FontForge, t= he Windows build will use the Python 3 binding instead of the Python 2 bind= ing, as it has used in the past. I was thinking about this lately. Thanks for taking the initiative to make = this happen. Will the change allow for a more =93native=94 state? Meaning, = will it make it easier to use external packages, installed via pip or other= wise? And being able to use other graphics packages (like tcl, wx, etc.) wo= uld be really nice to do. Thanks for all you do! Best, Abraham --_000_SYAPR01MB30404302E2110FD49A7BBB49C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Yu Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Yu Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-AU" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi Abraham,</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Unfortunately not yet. I have some build system over= haul changes planned, but that is still a way off. With that, I am hoping i= t will be easier to target compiling against the =91native=92 Python Window= s installation, which will allow what you are wishing for.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jeremy</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"></p> <div style=3D"mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E= 1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From: </b><a hr= ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Abraham Lee</a><br> <b>Sent: </b>Sunday, 2 June 2019 6:17 AM<br> <b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">FontFor= ge developers' discussions</a><br> <b>Subject: </b>Re: [fontforge-devel] Making Python3 the default</p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hey, Jeremy!<o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 5:58 AM T J <<a href=3D"ma= ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0c= m 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto">With support for Python 2 dropping off, in the next release of Fon= tForge, the Windows build will use the Python 3 binding instead of the Pyth= on 2 binding, as it has used in the past.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">I was thinking about this lately. Thanks for taking = the initiative to make this happen. Will the change allow for a more =93nat= ive=94 state? Meaning, will it make it easier to use external packages, ins= talled via pip or otherwise? And being able to use other graphics packages (like tcl, wx, etc.) would be really n= ice to do.<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks for all you do!<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Abraham<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_SYAPR01MB30404302E2110FD49A7BBB49C21B0SYAPR01MB3040ausp_-- --===============4453386424191869070== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============4453386424191869070== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ fontforge-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fontforge-devel http://fontforge.10959.n7.nabble.com/Developer-f3.html --===============4453386424191869070==--