[Python-3000] should Python 3's executable install as 'python'?

[Oleg Broytmann]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 12:11:50PM -0600, skip at pobox.com wrote:
>     Guido> Actually I believe the conclusion was that "make install" should
>     Guido> be have like "make altinstall". Now that I think about it I
>     Guido> believe there should be *no* way to install it as just "python"
>     Guido> -- that's just encouraging people to do something dumb.
> 
> Well, whoever updates the Makefile will need to update the README file as
> well.  I checked in a change earlier describing how to properly install
> multiple versions using the altinstall target.
> 
> If, in the future, the install target does what the altinstall target does
> today, what should the target that does what the install target does today?
> 
>     (???, install) = (install, altinstall)

   forceinstall? dangerous-install? damaging-install? (half-wink ;)

Oleg.
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