gpsd uses hardcoded python version, while in fact it supports any python 3.6+. This makes it impossible to use gpsd python modules with python3.8 as default python.
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@Dmitry This change is Approved by: portmgr (blanket: ports (python) compliance) MFH: 2020Q1 Happy to review a change if you can attach a patch
This should NOT be merged to quarterly, the code in the quarterly branch is different.
(In reply to Dmitry Marakasov from comment #0) Yes, but for now, py-serial and pycairo are not flavored
A commit references this bug: Author: antoine Date: Thu Mar 12 08:40:29 UTC 2020 New revision: 528275 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/528275 Log: astro/gpsd supports any python 3.6+ PR: 244745 Changes: head/astro/gpsd/Makefile