bin/python3 symlink for python3X ports

[Ruslan Mahmatkhanov]

Chris Rees wrote on 26.09.2012 13:03:
> On 26 Sep 2012 08:13, "Dmitry Sivachenko" <demon at freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> It is common to have both python-2 and python-3 packages installed.
>> To help transition it is convenient to have bin/python to point to
> python-2 binary.
>>
>> Now for every X in python3X we have a bin/python3.X binary.
>>
>> So for every new python3.X release one should change shebang line in
> scripts.
>>
>> I propose to tweak python3X ports so they create bin/python3 symlink
> pointing to the installed python3.X binary so that people can always use
> 'python3' name.
>>
>> What do you think?
>
> I think it's a great idea, at least minimising weird breakage when python
> is updated.
>
> Have you a patch?  Also, what do other OSes do?
>
> Chris

AFAIK, linuces has python2 and python3 symlinks. So this is generally 
common idea. And I +1 for it.


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Ruslan

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