From owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 26 09:07:48 2012 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: python@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 050B11065673; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:07:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cvs-src@yandex.ru) Received: from forward3h.mail.yandex.net (forward3h.mail.yandex.net [IPv6:2a02:6b8:0:f05::3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71B158FC14; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:07:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp1h.mail.yandex.net (smtp1h.mail.yandex.net [84.201.187.144]) by forward3h.mail.yandex.net (Yandex) with ESMTP id C6BAA1360BF7; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:07:45 +0400 (MSK) Received: from smtp1h.mail.yandex.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1h.mail.yandex.net (Yandex) with ESMTP id 273FA1340127; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:07:45 +0400 (MSK) Received: from unknown (unknown [77.66.155.61]) by smtp1h.mail.yandex.net (nwsmtp/Yandex) with ESMTP id 7iN4smc9-7iN4fCcj; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:07:44 +0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yandex.ru; s=mail; t=1348650465; bh=2ZRhNr1Xvy5liDW0ajfHH86/rdb1tqU1U9v70fGnBjE=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject: References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=tyDy9mopfbZwimHnN0ZiKusiDPnO6TKXHxnPXJK8i/GlrekU/HUxpBHANb+/3MBzw UO8jwdHukmD9LMFY0S3eUtnkblPluRyS3GKusgA/ZW/+bxu/kB6lGDfQkfXVjQC/u5 JV27RRsPeXkBa4kWbnRyvmMrbs0zpfUhU5s7fl9Y= Message-ID: <5062C5CB.4060109@yandex.ru> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:07:23 +0400 From: Ruslan Mahmatkhanov <cvs-src@yandex.ru> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120912 Thunderbird/15.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> References: <5062AAEA.4000401@FreeBSD.org> <CADLo838ZysqxVHPuj6_M223ohanPWRoqc2mwePNeBYbGa2OfRQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADLo838ZysqxVHPuj6_M223ohanPWRoqc2mwePNeBYbGa2OfRQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Dmitry Sivachenko <demon@freebsd.org>, python@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/python3 symlink for python3X ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-python@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Python issues <freebsd-python.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-python>, <mailto:freebsd-python-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-python> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-python@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-python-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-python>, <mailto:freebsd-python-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:07:48 -0000 Chris Rees wrote on 26.09.2012 13:03: > On 26 Sep 2012 08:13, "Dmitry Sivachenko" <demon@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> Hello! >> >> It is common to have both python-2 and python-3 packages installed. >> To help transition it is convenient to have bin/python to point to > python-2 binary. >> >> Now for every X in python3X we have a bin/python3.X binary. >> >> So for every new python3.X release one should change shebang line in > scripts. >> >> I propose to tweak python3X ports so they create bin/python3 symlink > pointing to the installed python3.X binary so that people can always use > 'python3' name. >> >> What do you think? > > I think it's a great idea, at least minimising weird breakage when python > is updated. > > Have you a patch? Also, what do other OSes do? > > Chris AFAIK, linuces has python2 and python3 symlinks. So this is generally common idea. And I +1 for it. -- Regards, Ruslan Tinderboxing kills... the drives.