On Fri, Dec 9, 2022 at 5:04 PM Audrey Toskin <terrycl...@fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > DNF modules let you install multiple different versions of Python 3, and the > `alternatives` tool lets you change which is the default version invoked by > `/usr/bin/python3`. > > However, at least for *Enterprise Linux 8, it seems a lot of packages were > built assuming the distro's default Python 3.6, but at runtime only invoke > "Python 3", not 3.6 specifically. It seems that I still need Python 3.6 for > most packages installed via DNF on EL8, but I also definitely need Python > 3.8+ for multiple packages I use installed with PIP. So, the workaround to > having both installed on my system at the same time would be to edit the > shebangs to include the minor version of Python that each application > requires. > > ...Right? I wanted a sanity check before I bother sending spam to EPEL > package maintainers. Or, is this even a reasonable thing to ask package > maintainers to change, or should I just start patching the local shebangs > myself? Or is there a better solution?
RHEL 8 has brp-mangle-shebangs, and when correctly invoked (which EPEL should do already), the interpreter path is already rewritten for you. My packages in EPEL 8 seem to have this, at least. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
