Request 508168 (revoked)

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Request 508168 revoked

- suse-interpreter-python-and-env.patch:
* check that /usr/bin/env is not a valid interpreter
* warn when using /usr/bin/python

Created by matejcik almost 7 years ago
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Comments for request 508168 4

Dirk Mueller (dirkmueller) - almost 7 years ago

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surely a error for that is overrated, given that "python" is valid for six python (e.g. 2.x and 3.x compatible at the same time).

I am not sure what the underlying reason is, is that in preparation of the python 3.x switch in tumbleweed?

Jan Matejek (matejcik) - almost 7 years ago

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I thought I made the python warning just a warning, with printWarning?

The error is for using /usr/bin/env as an interpreter, which is arguably an error regardless of language. Seeing as system script behavior then depends on the user's $PATH.

And yes, this is in preparation for the Python 3 switch. If this should be TW-specific, please tell me how to do that :)

Dirk Mueller (dirkmueller) - almost 7 years ago

source maintainer target maintainer

But usr/bin/python is guaranteed to be python 2.x. I think it might make sense to tell people that they want to use python3 when the package name starts with python3- (or python2 when the package name starts iwth python2-) but globally this sounds wrong to me as a check.

happy to discuss that somewhere with you to see what needs to be done (and yes, I also have rpmlint for the python3 switch on my mental todo somewhere)