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This causes virtualenv to complain if PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE +</I>>>><i> is set (which is the default in Mageia): +</I>>>><i> The PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE environment variable is not compatible with +</I>>>><i> setuptools. Either use --distribute or unset PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE. +</I>>>><i> Do we effectively want to require users to explicitly set the variable in order +</I>>>><i> to use virtualenv with its default settings? (If we do, I can add an +</I>>>><i> installation message to the package to warn users to unset the variable +</I>>>><i> themselves.) +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> To me current behaviour as described above sounds strange, even +</I>>><i> irritating, but I'm not a packager and I don't even use the package, +</I>>><i> so I don't know enough. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> @ Lev +</I>>><i> I understand in Mandriva virtualenv the default settings can be used +</I>>><i> without having to unset a variable, and that that doesn't cause +</I>>><i> other problems. Is that correct? +</I>><i> The Mandriva package uses the same approach as the one in Mageia, +</I>><i> i.e., PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE is unset within +</I>><i> /usr/bin/virtualenv so that it will run successfully without requiring +</I>><i> that the user explicitly unset the variable or run the script with a +</I>><i> specific flag. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Given that the variable is only set when virtualenv is run to create a +</I>><i> virtual environment and does not affect the variable's setting in a +</I>><i> user's session, I'm inclined to leave the package as-is. +</I>><i> +</I>Sounds indeed like there is no urgent reason for a change. Besides, +python-virtualenv users who run both Mageia and Mandriva, or switch +between them, will probably be glad the package behaves the same in both +distro's :) + +It's a pity no python-virtualenv users seem interested in this +discussion. There is a (small?) chance they missed it because the +subject line of the first message in the thread didn't mention the +package name, though. + +Regards, +Marja +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="012193.html">[Mageia-dev] python-virtualenv: package default settings question +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="012221.html">[Mageia-dev] python-virtualenv: package default settings question +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#12203">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#12203">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#12203">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#12203">[ 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> |