From owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 26 09:20:37 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: python@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7F47106566C; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:20:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cvs-src@yandex.ru) Received: from forward14.mail.yandex.net (forward14.mail.yandex.net [IPv6:2a02:6b8:0:801::4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60CEA8FC15; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:20:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp13.mail.yandex.net (smtp13.mail.yandex.net [95.108.130.68]) by forward14.mail.yandex.net (Yandex) with ESMTP id ED3DB1982188; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:20:35 +0400 (MSK) Received: from smtp13.mail.yandex.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp13.mail.yandex.net (Yandex) with ESMTP id B6262E40552; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:20:35 +0400 (MSK) Received: from unknown (unknown [77.66.155.61]) by smtp13.mail.yandex.net (nwsmtp/Yandex) with ESMTP id KZgquq0b-KZgWlLLS; Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:20:35 +0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yandex.ru; s=mail; t=1348651235; bh=cLko0/FxjMyxpEIq/sPH/lth5ULR8Qehm0kzW9AsMyM=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:CC:Subject: References:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=Xp/4rZFSlU35I9L7kMMnSuX2DJ3biBlPcCe+g7m3UjkjDSgEyy7GK+O1EU7fgJ40l o0tYtxWTCvDUILChzCCPYzjRQHSskz8hIHpEtzJwKOxTK+N2H+GmwBHi+/dclSoJvS Qygpe1aMv25pZsGvblKcqG0riCeT6TWZJKSOxca4= Message-ID: <5062C8CE.701@yandex.ru> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:20:14 +0400 From: Ruslan Mahmatkhanov User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120912 Thunderbird/15.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dmitry Sivachenko References: <5062AAEA.4000401@FreeBSD.org> <5062C5CB.4060109@yandex.ru> <5062C769.6090305@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <5062C769.6090305@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: python@freebsd.org, Chris Rees 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 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:20:38 -0000 Dmitry Sivachenko wrote on 26.09.2012 13:14: > On 26.09.2012 13:07, Ruslan Mahmatkhanov wrote: >> Chris Rees wrote on 26.09.2012 13:03: >>> On 26 Sep 2012 08:13, "Dmitry Sivachenko" 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? >>> > > > I don't have a patch but I can make one if you like. Please do. > I don't use other OSes so I have no idea what do they do with that > problem and I don't see any reason why should we bother... To no reinvent the wheel, for example. And because many software installers (setup.py, f.e.) are somewhat linux-centric: they looking for python2 or python3 binary (that we change to ${PYTHON_CMD} in our Makefile's). -- Regards, Ruslan Tinderboxing kills... the drives.