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Hodgins at 22/06/11 22:51 did gyre and gimble: +</I>><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> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I think it's relatively unimportant overall, but: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> 1) /usr/bin/python should be marginally faster +</I>><i> 2) /usr/bin/python prevents you testing easily with a new python +</I>><i> version (or just a new build) in a custom prefix). +</I>><i> +</I>><i> So 1) is a (very slight) pro for everyone, but 2) is a pretty big con +</I>><i> for developers playing with python builds.... of course in that case a +</I>><i> simple "sudo mv /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python.orig; ln -s +</I>><i> /path/to/my/custom/build/of/python /usr/bin/python" should allow said +</I>><i> developer to test fine. +</I> +If python point to a different version ( like some self compiled python +2.6, or python 3 ), I fear that using env will silently break lots of +applications, since the library and modules would likely not be there. + + +-- +Michael Scherer + +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005945.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimal patching vs. fixing the whole Universe +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005943.html">[Mageia-dev] Minimal patching vs. fixing the whole Universe +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5946">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5946">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5946">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5946">[ 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> |