Re: [OE-core] [scarthgap][master][PATCH] python3: provide /usr/bin/python as a symlink to python3

[Denys Dmytriyenko <denis@denix.org>]

On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 08:18:26AM +0200, Alexander Kanavin wrote:
> There was a proposal with two option (maybe that was missed) and I

Yeah, I guess I missed that one.


> suggested just adding the link and be done with it. We can drop lots of
> patches and send tweaks then.
> 
> Alex
> 
> On Fri 19. Jul 2024 at 8.17, Alexander Kanavin <alex.kanavin@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > But there is no alternative. Python is python3 and has been for years.

Understood, but many distros still manage symlinks via update-alternatives, 
hence my question. I guess since we don't supoort multiple versions at the 
same time, it does make sense to keep it simple...


> > Alex
> >
> > On Fri 19. Jul 2024 at 0.47, Denys Dmytriyenko <denis@denix.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Should this be done via update-alternatives, like many other Linux
> >> distros do?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 10:32:01AM +0800, Song, Jiaying (CN) via
> >> lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> >> > From: Jiaying Song <jiaying.song.cn@windriver.com>
> >> >
> >> > The /usr/bin/python cannot find the correct Python interpreter, so a
> >> symbolic
> >> > link is added to point it to the Python3 interpreter.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Jiaying Song <jiaying.song.cn@windriver.com>
> >> > ---
> >> >  meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json | 1 +
> >> >  meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.12.4.bb             | 1 +
> >> >  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >> >
> >> > diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json
> >> b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json
> >> > index 46092d4004..f9259e1450 100644
> >> > --- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json
> >> > +++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3/python3-manifest.json
> >> > @@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
> >> >          "files": [
> >> >              "${bindir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}",
> >> >              "${bindir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}.real",
> >> > +            "${bindir}/python",
> >> >              "${bindir}/python3",
> >> >              "${includedir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/pyconfig*.h",
> >> >              "${libdir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/UserDict.py",
> >> > diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.12.4.bb
> >> b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.12.4.bb
> >> > index 743ba0b1f1..94535e7678 100644
> >> > --- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.12.4.bb
> >> > +++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.12.4.bb
> >> > @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ do_install:prepend() {
> >> >
> >> >  do_install:append:class-target() {
> >> >          oe_multilib_header python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/pyconfig.h
> >> > +        ln -sf ${bindir}/python3 ${D}${bindir}/python
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> >  do_install:append:class-native() {
> >> > --
> >> > 2.44.0
> >>
> >