On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 08:50, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's true that one convention in the Python community is a shebang > line of "#! /usr/bin/env python". > > However, the Debian Python Policy, ยง1.3.2 > <URL:file:///usr/share/doc/python/python-policy.txt.gz> specifically > recommends against that practice. > > 1.3.2. Interpreter Location > --------------------------- > > The preferred specification for the Python interpreter is > `/usr/bin/python' or `/usr/bin/python<X>.<Y>'. This ensures that a > Debian installation of python is used and all dependencies on > additional python modules are met. > > 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 python<X>.<Y>'. However this > is not advisable as it bypasses Debian's dependency checking and makes > the package vulnerable to incomplete local installations of python. > > So I'd advise that the minimal change for this bug would be to have a > standard Debian shebang line of "#! /usr/bin/python".
Fine, thanks for pointing it out. Now, since you have svn commit access, please fix it. Sandro -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, Morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
