Message 282157 - Python tracker

Message282157

Author	doko
Recipients	Alex.Willmer, barry, doko, dstufft, eric.araujo, martin.panter, vstinner, xdegaye, yan12125, zach.ware
Date	2016-12-01.10:57:21
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Message-id	<1480589842.08.0.311956468837.issue28833@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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> Hum, you still need to provide the native python interpreter > with the _path_ to the <target>-python-config executable that > can be anywhere on the file system No, it's found in the same path. No contradiction. > So I suggest we start with this patch as it works for: Please do not. > Then we can later extend the semantics of XBUILD_PYTHON_DIR Again, I think that's the wrong way to go rely on any path as the primary id for the target, then "extending" on it makes it worse.

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> Hum, you still need to provide the native python interpreter
> with the _path_ to the <target>-python-config executable that
> can be anywhere on the file system

No, it's found in the same path. No contradiction.

> So I suggest we start with this patch as it works for:

Please do not.

> Then we can later extend the semantics of XBUILD_PYTHON_DIR

Again, I think that's the wrong way to go rely on any path as the primary id for the target, then "extending" on it makes it worse.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2016-12-01 10:57:22	doko	set	recipients: + doko, barry, vstinner, eric.araujo, xdegaye, martin.panter, zach.ware, dstufft, Alex.Willmer, yan12125
2016-12-01 10:57:22	doko	set	messageid: <1480589842.08.0.311956468837.issue28833@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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2016-12-01 10:57:21	doko	create