[Barry Warsaw, 2011-04-13] > On Apr 13, 2011, at 10:00 AM, Michael Gilbert wrote: > > >I think it makes more sense to have a release or two where users can > >fall back on python2. Well there needs to be at least one > >where /usr/bin/python becomes python3 alerting users to the change and > >giving them the python2 fallback, just so they have time to be prepared > >for the permanent change. > > I do agree that we could add the python2 symlink now so that folks who want to > prepare can start changing their #! lines to use /usr/bin/python2.
what's the point? /usr/bin/python2 will not work either when we'll drop support for Python 2.X. How about providing python3-foo packages as soon as possible (to make it easier to migrate) instead of wasting time on /usr/bin/python2 mess? -- Piotr Ożarowski Debian GNU/Linux Developer www.ozarowski.pl www.griffith.cc www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: 1D2F A898 58DA AF62 1786 2DF7 AEF6 F1A2 A745 7645 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110413171959.gj19...@piotro.eu
