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-rw-r--r--Mk/bsd.python.mk14
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Mk/bsd.python.mk b/Mk/bsd.python.mk
index ff9ec71f90b3..41901be185df 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.python.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.python.mk
@@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ Python_Include_MAINTAINER= python@FreeBSD.org
# default: setup.py
#
# PYDISTUTILS_AUTOPLIST
-# - Generate the packaging list for distutils based ports
-# (including easy_install) automatically.
+# - Automatically generates the packaging list for ports that use
+# distutils or setuptools (easy_install) when defined. Implies
+# PYTHON_PY3K_PLIST_HACK below.
#
# PYTHON_PY3K_PLIST_HACK
-# - Automatically replaces .pyc and .pyo package list entries
-# with the relevant __pycache__ entries for Python 3.x.
-# This should only be used for ports, which do not use one
-# of Python's default package installation mechanisms and
-# which are guaranteed to work with any python version.
+# - Automatically creates Python 3.x compatible __pycache__ entries
+# when defined. Use this for ports that do *not* use standard
+# Python packaging mechanisms such as distutils or setuptools, and
+# are guaranteed to work with *both* Python 2.x and 3.x.
#
# PYDISTUTILS_PKGNAME
# - Internal name in the distutils for egg-info.