Bug 4279 - re-running tl-setup might screw up python-thinlinc symlink
Summary: re-running tl-setup might screw up python-thinlinc symlink
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: ThinLinc
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Server Installer (show other bugs)
Version: pre-1.0
Hardware: PC Unknown
: P2 Normal
Target Milestone: 4.13.0
Assignee: Pierre Ossman
URL:
Keywords: prosaic
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Reported: 2012-05-03 13:50 CEST by Pierre Ossman
Modified: 2021-06-21 12:20 CEST (History)
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Description Pierre Ossman cendio 2012-05-03 13:50:48 CEST
If you do not want to run the standard Python, you start the installer (or tl-setup) with PYTHON set to whichever Python you want. That one will then be used by every other portion of ThinLinc via the python-thinlinc symlink.

It is very easy to undo this work though, as re-running tl-setup and forgetting to set PYTHON results in tl-setup reverting to the standard Python. This gets worse with the new menu icon, where it is impossible to specify a special interpreter.

We should consider having tl-setup (and possibly install-server) respect any python-thinlinc currently set. That would also make the policy of "when in doubt, run tl-setup" more safe.
Comment 1 Pierre Ossman cendio 2012-05-03 13:51:16 CEST
Note that this is mostly a Solaris problem as that's generally the only place where you tend to have multiple Python installations.
Comment 2 Pierre Ossman cendio 2021-06-21 12:20:12 CEST
The ability to choose Python interpreter was removed on bug 7566 as we don't see a need for it on our current platforms. Hence this is no longer an issue.

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