[Python-Dev] PEP 394 request for pronouncement (python2 symlink in *nix systems)

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> I think Antoine makes a good point about ease of introspection when
> you have multiple versions in the same series installed, so I'd be
> fine with:
> - updating the PEP recommendation to say that either form of link is
> fine (with hard links marginally faster, but harder to introspect)
> - noting that python.org releases will consistently use symlinks for
> easier introspection via "ls -l"
> - updating Makefile.pre.in to ensure that we really do consistently use symlinks

Sounds fine to me as well. When you update the PEP, please also update
the <TBD> mark with the actual issue number (or add it to the References).

For the patch, it seems that one open issue is OSX support, although
I'm unsure what exactly the issue is.

Regards,
Martin