From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16896 invoked by alias); 21 Sep 2012 15:58:17 -0000 Received: (qmail 16768 invoked by uid 22791); 21 Sep 2012 15:58:16 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_NO X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:58:02 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D9DF1C7D14; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:58:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id zzclMcm64RJH; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:58:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E2471C7D1A; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:58:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4B9CDCBC66; Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:57:58 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:58:00 -0000 From: Joel Brobecker To: Jan Kratochvil Cc: Doug Evans , Meador Inge , gdb@sourceware.org Subject: Re: Using Py_SetPythonHome Message-ID: <20120921155758.GE5439@adacore.com> References: <50511945.2070400@codesourcery.com> <20120917170657.GB5716@adacore.com> <20120917174611.GA27891@host2.jankratochvil.net> <20120919080410.GA12296@host2.jankratochvil.net> <20120921153645.GD5439@adacore.com> <20120921154345.GA30615@host2.jankratochvil.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120921154345.GA30615@host2.jankratochvil.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2012-09/txt/msg00064.txt.bz2 > I cannot answer Py_SetPythonHome in standard build before I find out what is > the meaning of relocate_gdb_directory in standard build. Py_SetPythonHome > AFAIK does not have a meaning without relocate_gdb_directory and > relocate_gdb_directory is IMO already incorrect. The question is: should PYTHONHOME override the work of relocate_gdb_directory? My answer is: No. Auxillary answer: We can create a GDB_PYTHONHOME if needed, too. > This is creating OS-in-an-application designs reimplementing what OS > should do. Really? You keep dismissing the model where everything is managed by a GNU/Linux distribution, and this has been a regular source of fustration. Some users, myself included (and I am not speaking as an AdaCore employee), routinely install software from sources, and I keep everything separate from the system installs, because it's easier to manage. Are you going to deny that this is a legitimate situation? -- Joel