FS#16273 - [python] provide "python2"

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Xyne (Xyne) - Sunday, 20 September 2009, 01:10 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Sunday, 20 September 2009, 01:40 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Allan McRae (Allan)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

The current python package (2.x) should provide "python2" so that python2-only applications can depend on it explicitly.

Although it may be a while off, this should make the python->python2 && python3->python transition smoother.
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Sunday, 20 September 2009, 01:40 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  On SVN trunk. Will be part of 2.6.3 release (soon)
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Sunday, 20 September 2009, 01:21 GMT
Wish I had thought of it....

> pacman -Qo $(which python2)
/usr/bin/python2 is owned by python 2.6.2-5

Edit: sorry miss read the bug. You mean add a "provides" line to the package. My bad...
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Sunday, 20 September 2009, 01:26 GMT
BTW, this will not make the transition any easier unless packages that depend on python2 point at the python2 binary and not the python one.

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