I would like to submit the attached patch (i.e., the first attachment) to Python CVS for inclusion in 2.2. IMO, this is the right solution for many reasons. I have included one example as the the second attachment. If the patch is accepted, then I will back patch and re-release my Cygwin Python 2.1 distribution. Since these two simple changes have possibly far reaching ramifications, I thought that it would be prudent to solicit feedback before submitting the patch. My goal is to eliminate (or at least minimize) the heartache caused by these changes, if any. Note that the two parts of the patch are actually independent but related so I have decided to submit them as one patch instead of two. The first part changes sys.platform, sys.path, and the platform specific module directory name as follows: $ # before patch $ python -c 'import sys; print sys.platform' cygwin_nt-4.01 $ python -c 'import sys; print sys.path' [..., '/usr/lib/python2.1/plat-cygwin_nt-4.01', ...] $ find /usr/lib/python2.1 -name '*cygwin*' -type d /usr/lib/python2.1/plat-cygwin_nt-4.01 $ # after patch $ python -c 'import sys; print sys.platform' cygwin $ python -c 'import sys; print sys.path' [..., '/usr/lib/python2.1/plat-cygwin', ...] $ find /usr/lib/python2.1 -name '*cygwin*' -type d /usr/lib/python2.1/plat-cygwin The second part changes sys.path (only when Python is run out of the build tree) and the directory names used by distutils when building extension modules: $ # before patch $ python -c 'import sys; print sys.path' [..., '/home/jt/src/Python-2.1/build/lib.cygwin_nt-4.0-1.3.2-i686-2.1'] $ find . -name '*cygwin*' ./build/lib.cygwin_nt-4.0-1.3.0-i686-2.1 ./build/temp.cygwin_nt-4.0-1.3.0-i686-2.1 $ # after patch $ python -c 'import sys; print sys.path' [..., '/home/jt/src/Python-2.1/build/lib.cygwin-1.3.2-i686-2.1'] $ find . -name '*cygwin*' ./build/lib.cygwin-1.3.2-i686-2.2 ./build/temp.cygwin-1.3.2-i686-2.2 If I don't receive any negative responses to this patch proposal by 2001/6/1 9:00 EDT, then I will submit this patch to the SourceForge Python Patch Manager. Thanks, Jason -- Jason Tishler Director, Software Engineering Phone: 732.264.8770 x235 Dot Hill Systems Corp. Fax: 732.264.8798 82 Bethany Road, Suite 7 Email: Jason.Tishler@dothill.com Hazlet, NJ 07730 USA WWW: http://www.dothill.com