Re: Suggestion for new directory layout for Python lib-dir.
Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl
Wed, 17 Aug 1994 12:57:25 +0200
> For us with many different architectures to support, it would be nice if
> the default /usr/local/lib/python was a bit more supportive. :)
>
> How about something like this?
>
> lib/python contains non-system-dependant .py files
> /machine-os/ contains system-dependant .py files
> machine-os/lib contains lib____.a, config.c, frozenmain.c
>
> where machine-os is 'sun4-sunos4', 'mips-ultrix', 'hppa-hpux', 'alpha-osf1'
> or whatever (similar to the existing 'sgi' or 'sun4' directories. The
> default python-search path could look for this, too. Suggestions? Comments?
Sounds like a good idea, and easy to implement...
--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl>
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