Bug 280277 – app-admin/eselect-python should create /usr/bin/idle${SLOT:0:1} symlink

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Helmut Jarausch 2009-08-04 08:39:18 UTC]

After emerging python-3.1 there is a symlink
/usr/bin/python3  -> /usr/bin/python3.1
but no
/usr/bin/idle3 -> /usr/bin/idle3.1

That would desirable, since Python-3.2 (hence idle3.2) is probably
coming soon and then one has to change all references to idle3.1 to idle3.2 .


Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Dirkjan Ochtman (RETIRED) 2009-08-04 08:45:19 UTC]

Re-assigning to the python team.

[Comment 2 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (RETIRED) 2009-08-04 14:35:18 UTC]

(In reply to comment #0)
> Python-3.2 (hence idle3.2) is probably coming soon

No... It will be probably released 18 - 24 months after releasing Python 3.1.

> all references to idle3.1 to idle3.2 .

What references do you mean?

[Comment 3 Helmut Jarausch 2009-08-04 14:48:19 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #0)
> > Python-3.2 (hence idle3.2) is probably coming soon
> 
> No... It will be probably released 18 - 24 months after releasing Python 3.1.

AFAIK, a much shorter release cycle is intended for the 3.x series

> > all references to idle3.1 to idle3.2 .
> 
> What references do you mean?

E.g. in window manager menus.

[Comment 4 Lorenz Quack 2009-08-05 14:04:41 UTC]

> > > Python-3.2 (hence idle3.2) is probably coming soon
> > 
> > No... It will be probably released 18 - 24 months after releasing Python 3.1.
> 
> AFAIK, a much shorter release cycle is intended for the 3.x series

The fast release of 3.1 was an exception because 3.0 had quite some quirks.
Now things are back to normal with the 18 - 24 months cycle.

Reference: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2009-July/718561.html

[Comment 5 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (RETIRED) 2009-08-15 02:12:22 UTC]

Benefits are doubtful and implementing this suggestion would needlessly complicate code.