[issue34111] python-config breaks when symlinked to another location
tobik added the comment: Yes, the bug still exists and all Python versions are affected. We patch them all in FreeBSD Ports: https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/lang/python36/files/patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/lang/python37/files/patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/lang/python38/files/patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/lang/python39/files/patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/lang/python310/files/patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/lang/python311/files/patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in -- status: pending -> open versions: +Python 3.10, Python 3.11, Python 3.8, Python 3.9 ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue34111> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue34111] python-config breaks when symlinked to another location
New submission from tobik : When symlinking python3.6-config to another location, it starts outputting bogus paths. It's convenient to symlink the system python3.6-config to somewhere else in PATH to make sure the build of an application with a hardcoded use of python3-config is using the right Python version. This is something that we would like to do in FreeBSD Ports instead of having to patch build files. It works fine with python2.7-config. However when I try a similar thing with python3.6-config it starts outputting bogus paths. For example $ pwd /home/tobias $ python2.7-config --includes -I/usr/local/include/python2.7 -I/usr/local/include/python2.7 $ ln -s /usr/local/bin/python2.7-config python2-config $ ./python2-config --includes -I/usr/local/include/python2.7 -I/usr/local/include/python2.7 $ python3.6-config --includes -I/usr/local/include/python3.6m -I/usr/local/include/python3.6m $ ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3.6-config python3-config $ ./python3-config --includes -I/home/include/python3.6m -I/home/include/python3.6m It would be nice if this could just work. This was on FreeBSD but the same problem exists on e.g. Void Linux too. The problem seems to be that the path to the original script is not resolved properly when trying to determine the install prefix. Adding realpath(1) to python-config seems to solve it. -- files: patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in messages: 321650 nosy: tobik priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: python-config breaks when symlinked to another location type: behavior versions: Python 3.4, Python 3.5, Python 3.6, Python 3.7 Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file47690/patch-Misc__python-config.sh.in ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue34111> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
