Python .elc and /etc/magic

Wed Nov 14 08:16:01 EST 2001

pinard at iro.umontreal.ca (=?iso-8859-1?q?Fran=E7ois?= Pinard) writes:

> Here is the Python relevant code in the copy from Linux SuSE 7.2.

We found that adding

# MAGIC as specified in Python/import.c
# 60717  ( YEAR - 1995 ) + MONTH  + DAY (little endian followed by "\r\n"
0       belong          0x2ded0d0a      python (2.2) compiled
# 60202  ( YEAR - 1995 ) + MONTH  + DAY (little endian followed by "\r\n"
0       belong          0x2aeb0d0a      python (2.1) compiled
# 50823  ( YEAR - 1995 ) + MONTH  + DAY (little endian followed by "\r\n"
0       belong          0x87c60d0a      python (2.0) compiled

will help.

> And even, if one knows the proper incantations, how do we proceed then
> for having that `/etc/magic' file more universally modified?

We'll make a Debian bug shortly, and make sure it is propagated
upstream.

Regards,
Martin