On Jun 23, Michael Banck wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 05:22:32PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > > Some users may have a local version of Python installed (like Python > > >from CVS), so jack should use the path to the default Debian version > > of Python rather than using /usr/bin/env. > > As Python-policy says: > > 1.3.2. Interpreter Location > > The preferred specification for the Python interpreter is > `/usr/bin/python' or `/usr/bin/python<X>.<Y>'. > > If a maintainer would like to provide the user with the possibility > to override the Debian Python interpreter, he may want to use > `/usr/bin/env python' or `/usr/bin/env pythonX.Y'. > > I'll close this bug, OK?
Not OK, since the locally-installed Python may not/will not have access to jack's site-python files. Using /usr/bin/env python is IMHO only acceptable if the package is self-contained or munges sys.path to include any non-standard modules in the search path. Chris -- Chris Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.lordsutch.com/chris/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
