Why python > 36 so many dependencies?

[Jon Turney]

On 25/04/2024 18:46, gs-cygwin.com--- via Cygwin wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 10:19:05AM -0400, Peter Lai via Cygwin wrote:
>> Why does installing python > py36 result in bringing in so many
>> dependencies like libXdmcp etc, when the intent is to just run python
>> interpreter from cli? Is this because of the way it's built for cygwin? I
>> build python all the time in NetBSD using pkgsrc and in FreeBSD ports,
>> without needing all of those deps. I don't know much about how cygport
>> works, is there a repo of cygport files I can look at?
> 
> The load at https://cygwin.com/git/ is too high at the moment
> and I get "503 - The load average on the server is too high"

https://cygwin.com/cgit/ may behave better.

> Take a look at some mirrors.
> 
> For cygport code:
> https://github.com/cygwin/cygport

This is just a mirror of https://cygwin.com/cgit/cygwin-apps/cygport/

You should probably take a look at the cygport manual () before reading 
the source code.

> Lots of individual repositories under here with cygport projects
> https://github.com/cygwinports/

No, don't look there!

Those repositories haven't been updated for some time, and really should 
really be archived, but the owner is too busy.

> e.g.
> https://github.com/cygwinports/python36

https://cygwin.com/cgit/cygwin-packages/python36/