Am 15.01.2017 um 13:44 schrieb pdv <pdvissch...@edpnet.be>: > > On 15/01/17 00:11, Stephan Witt wrote: >> Am 15.01.2017 um 00:05 schrieb Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net>: >>> >>> Am 14.01.2017 um 17:42 schrieb pdv <pdvissch...@edpnet.be>: >>>> >>>> The current master fails to start-up (on macOS) if the default Python is >>>> Python3.x, because prefs2prefs.py is not compatible with Python3. >>> >>> This looks strange. The python people say python 2.7 is the default on Mac >>> (including the latest OS Sierra). >>> >>> http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/install3/osx/ >>> >>> Stephan >>> >>>> >>>> In python23() in os.cpp both Python 2 and Python 3 are accepted. >>>> >>>> >>>> As a temporarily workaround I've built with PYTHON="/usr/bin/python" which >>>> is the default apple-python, but that doesn't seem to help. >>>> >>>> P. De Visschere >> >> Sorry, I misunderstood - you are trying to force the use of the default 2.7 >> python. I think you have to force the use of correct python at run-time. It >> doesn’t matter what your environment is at compile time. This is the correct >> behavior, IMO. >> >> Stephan >> > > I agree but what then is the use of PYTHON at configure time?
Python is used to run the tests. Probably the value of PYTHON is used to force a specific python installation if the detected one is not wanted. > And yes python2.7 is the default apple python, but if e.g. one has python > installed with macports this one (might) take precedence. Before running LyX > one now has to select a python2 version or none. > Since LyX seems to accept also python3 I thought that one was not aware that > prefs2prefs.py is not yet compatible. Yes, you’re right. I forgot that LyX should be able to use python3 now. Sorry. Stephan > > P. De Visschere
