[issue9275] python 2.7 OS X installer no longer installs /usr/local/bin symlinks by default

[Ned Deily]

New submission from Ned Deily <nad at acm.org>:

For 2.7, the set of default installed packages for the OS installer was changed for some reason to no longer select the "UNIX command-line tools" package by default so the traditional symlinks in /usr/local/bin are not being created by default.  This is a change in behavior from previous installers and the installer README files were not updated to reflect this change.  Users are confused by this, see for example:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3266005/why-arent-the-python-2-7-command-line-tools-located-in-usr-local-bin-on-mac-o/

Suggest reverting the change in behavior so that the symlinks are again installed by default.

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assignee: ronaldoussoren
components: Installation, Macintosh
messages: 110465
nosy: ned.deily, ronaldoussoren
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: python 2.7 OS X installer no longer installs /usr/local/bin symlinks by default
versions: Python 2.7

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