Re: [Python-Dev] hard linking executables

Guido van Rossum wrote:

I ought to remember why because I remember I was involved. (And I have a feeling that the change Antoine dug up was just a refactoring,

You are correct. I checked Python 1.5.2 and it also creates hard links (prior to Makefile overhaul).

The best I can come up with is that when it's a hard link, you can replace either "python" or "python2.1" with another version without disturbing the other.

So, I don't think anyone has a good argument for the status quo. A symlink would make more sense to me. Neil