Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Hal Murray via devel
>> Is that a bug or feature? > I think it is a bug, but that is this years fashion. Do we fix it, or document it? -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___ devel mailing list devel@ntpsec.org https://lists.ntpsec.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread James Browning via devel
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:10:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time Gary E. Miller via devel wrote: > Yo James! :::snip::: > > And who or what changes the symlink? When? Why? Documented? The individual user who should not change the symlink probably will. They should never unless the waf-2.1.4 compa

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Gary E. Miller via devel
Yo Hal! On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:28:17 -0700 Hal Murray via devel wrote: > I don't use PYTHONPATH > > The old waf used to install python libraries in /usr/local/lib64/ > The new waf now installs things in /usr/loca/lib/ > > Is that a bug or feature? I think it is a bug, but that is this years f

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Hal Murray via devel
James said: >There is no magic, no fancy Python tricks. When you run waf or >waf-2.1.4 you get new behavior. waf-2.0.25 gets you new behavior >closer to the old behavior. Why do we still have the old waf? Do we need directions on when/how to use it? There is a note in NEWS, but

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Gary E. Miller via devel
Yo James! On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:21:57 -0700 James Browning via devel wrote: > On Mar 18, 2025 13:44, Hal Murray via devel wrote: > > I tried to bisect the git.  No luck.  The issue depends on which > > Python I am running. > > commit e899c2ffd4243e933150f2349874e4e462657c54 > Author: James Br

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Gary E. Miller via devel
Yo Hal! On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:03:34 -0700 Hal Murray wrote: > >> Is that a bug or feature? > > I think it is a bug, but that is this years fashion. > > Do we fix it, or document it? Sadly every distro is different. And the distros are changing rapidly due to pressure from Pottering. No

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Gary E. Miller via devel
Yo Hal! On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:44:46 -0700 Hal Murray wrote: > > I tried to bisect the git. No luck. The issue depends on which > > Python I am running. > > commit e899c2ffd4243e933150f2349874e4e462657c54 > Author: James Browning > Date: Thu Mar 13 02:06:11 2025 -0700 > > Use waf 2.

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread James Browning via devel
On Mar 18, 2025 13:44, Hal Murray via devel wrote:> I tried to bisect the git.  No luck.  The issue depends on which Python I> am running.commit e899c2ffd4243e933150f2349874e4e462657c54Author: James Browning Date:   Thu Mar 13 02:06:11 2025 -0700    Use waf 2.1.4, revise, and drop Py2.6 builds.Whi

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Gary E. Miller via devel
Yo Hal! On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:59:54 -0700 Hal Murray via devel wrote: > There is also dist-packages vs site-packages on Debian > > The old waf used dist-packages > The new waf uses site-packages (like Fedora) dist-packages is for system (distribution) unstalled packages site-packages is for u

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Hal Murray via devel
> I tried to bisect the git. No luck. The issue depends on which Python I > am running. commit e899c2ffd4243e933150f2349874e4e462657c54 Author: James Browning Date: Thu Mar 13 02:06:11 2025 -0700 Use waf 2.1.4, revise, and drop Py2.6 builds. Which python works the old way? We now ha

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Gary E. Miller via devel
Yo Hal! I tried to bisect the git. No luck. The issue depends on which Python I am running. RGDS GARY --- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97703 g...@rellim.com Tel:+1 541 382 8588

Re: new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Hal Murray via devel
There is also dist-packages vs site-packages on Debian The old waf used dist-packages The new waf uses site-packages (like Fedora) -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___ devel mailing list devel@ntpsec.org https://lists.ntpsec.org/mailman/list

new waf vs PYTHONDIR

2025-03-18 Thread Hal Murray via devel
I don't use PYTHONPATH The old waf used to install python libraries in /usr/local/lib64/ The new waf now installs things in /usr/loca/lib/ Is that a bug or feature? -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___ devel mailing list devel@ntpsec.org h