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Hodgins at 22/06/11 22:51 did gyre and gimble: +><i> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:47:40 -0400, Radu-Cristian FOTESCU +</I>><i> <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">beranger5ca at yahoo.ca</A>> wrote: +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> As long as '/usr/bin/env python' _works_, I see no point in trying to +</I>>><i> rewrite other people's work. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Excluding the calibre scripts, in /usr/bin of a Mageia 1 kde clean +</I>><i> installation ... +</I>><i> # grep -I python *|grep '#!'|grep env +</I>><i> ebook-convert:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> ebook-device:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> ebook-meta:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> ebook-viewer:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> epub-fix:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> fetch-ebook-metadata:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> gsettings-schema-convert:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> jack_control:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> lrf2lrs:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> lrfviewer:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> lrs2lrf:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> markdown-calibre:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> pdfmanipulate:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> pykdeuic4:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> pykdeuic4:header = """#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> web2disk:#!/usr/bin/env python +</I>><i> +</I>><i> In general, I agree with you. If it isn't broken, don't fix it. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> However, in this case, the python2 had to be changed to python. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> The environment is not being modified, so it is adding an unneeded process, +</I>><i> which should be discouraged. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Since you have to change the line anyway, I have to agree with Ahmad, that +</I>><i> it should be changed to #!/usr/bin/python. +</I> + +I think it's relatively unimportant overall, but: + + 1) /usr/bin/python should be marginally faster + 2) /usr/bin/python prevents you testing easily with a new python +version (or just a new build) in a custom prefix). + +So 1) is a (very slight) pro for everyone, but 2) is a pretty big con +for developers playing with python builds.... of course in that case a +simple "sudo mv /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python.orig; ln -s +/path/to/my/custom/build/of/python /usr/bin/python" should allow said +developer to test fine. + +Col + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +mageia(at)colin.guthr.ie +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited [<A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A>] +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor [<A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A>] + PulseAudio Hacker [<A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A>] + Trac Hacker [<A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A>] +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005941.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimal patching vs. fixing the whole Universe +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005945.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimal patching vs. fixing the whole Universe +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5942">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5942">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5942">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5942">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |