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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org>
To: "Michał Górny" <mgorny@gentoo.org>, gentoo-python@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-python] Wrapping scripts for multiple Python implementations: executable wrapper or symlinks?
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:42:19 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJ0EP41YAG8=MiMUAEp=O8d9KNGpcpoarzP6Fa4zN=BhZJX5nw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120929224625.0e2c5ba3@pomiocik.lan>

On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Right now we have two different ways of 'wrapping' Python scripts
> 'converted' for various Python implementations. One of them
> is the wrapper script installed by python.eclass, the other symlinking
> done by python-distutils-ng.eclass.
>
> I would like to ask you which one do you consider better, and thus
> which one should I use for python-r1/distutils-r1.
>

Of the choices, the wrapper idea (option 1) would be my preference.
Functionality-wise, it is closest to what we have with the generated
wrappers.

The symlink option sucks given the way eselect python works.

Another problem with option 3 (generic shebangs) is how to decide
which version of the script should be the one installed with a generic
shebang. It is possible that a package may run 2to3 as one of the
installation steps, which would mean that you would not have a script
that would work in both python2 and python3.


  reply	other threads:[~2012-09-30  3:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-09-29 20:46 [gentoo-python] Wrapping scripts for multiple Python implementations: executable wrapper or symlinks? Michał Górny
2012-09-30  3:42 ` Mike Gilbert [this message]
2012-09-30  5:21   ` Ben de Groot

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