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[Barry Warsaw]

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On Apr 13, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Stephen Waterbury wrote:
> Gael Varoquaux wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 07:59:21AM -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote:
>>> On Apr 12, 2008, at 9:41 PM, Stephen Waterbury wrote:
>>
>>>> I used to always set up my own Python[s] in /usr/local
>>>> and put that first in my PATH, but I have gotten lazy lately, and
>>>> sometimes it will bite me. ;)
>>
>>> On Debian and derivatives (e.g. Ubuntu) you might have even more  
>>> fun.
>>> They put /usr/local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages on the sys.path *of
>>> the system python*!  This means that you can break your system  
>>> Python
>>> by installing a version of Python from source and then distutil'ing
>>> things into there.  Astoundingly, this is promoted as a feature.
>>
>> I want it like that. You are confusing /opt and /usr/local.
>
> Heh ... that shows my Berkeley roots -- I'm not confused,
> I'm just an old SunOS guy still in denial about that damn SysV stuff
> that Solaris brought in, like using /opt instead of /usr/local --
> bah, humbug!  The OS has /usr; /usr/local is *mine* dammit!  ;)

You and me both Steve!  Of course, we're old farts so when we retire  
<wink> the kids can have their /usr/local.  Until then, they'll have  
to pry it out of hands.  :)

- -Barry

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