>>> Just for fun, what's the point of the execve? Just to choose the >>> right Python executable? >> >> Never mind, I found it on Bob's blog. It's to get around the >> requirement to have an app bundle if you want to draw on the screen, >> apparently. > > That's right. > > Note that this functionality won't be changed, we could pick between > having pythonw, which confuses all users, and this functionality, > which > confuses gdb users. Having less confusing for "normal" users is > better.
Just to be clear, I certainly don't suggest that the execve bit be removed, as I agree that it is *far* better than the pythonw situation. I do think it would be worth while to make explicit mention of the execve and its implications for debugging in the readme, though. Zach _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
