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Author	orsenthil
Recipients	exe, orsenthil
Date	2009-05-09.04:21:17
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Message-id	<1241842879.8.0.482729835534.issue5966@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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python3.1 or python2.6 has always been a "hardlink" to the python in the same directory. You will see that $(LN) python$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON) The one you find as 'softlink' for python2.5 is perhaps ubuntu way of doing it. Python installation from source for (Python2.5 also) creates hardlink only, so this is working as designed.

python3.1 or python2.6 has always been a "hardlink" to the python in the
same directory.
You will see that 
$(LN) python$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON)

The one you find as 'softlink' for python2.5 is perhaps ubuntu way of
doing it.
Python installation from source for (Python2.5 also) creates hardlink
only, so this is working as designed.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2009-05-09 04:21:20	orsenthil	set	recipients: + orsenthil, exe
2009-05-09 04:21:19	orsenthil	set	messageid: <1241842879.8.0.482729835534.issue5966@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2009-05-09 04:21:18	orsenthil	link	issue5966 messages
2009-05-09 04:21:17	orsenthil	create