Re: python3 woes on f22

[fche@xxxxxxxxxx (Frank Ch. Eigler)]

nathans wrote:

> [...]
> This does not affect dependencies being declared and satisfied in any
> meaningful way - the argument is specious.  

The argument is that it -does- affect the dependencies, because
changing that pcp.conf value breaks them.


> We have had literally the *exact* same situation for many years with
> $PCP_AWK_PROG and its gawk package dependency. [...]

That just means that you have faced this issue before and went with
the easier dependency-risking option.  At least, awk vs. gawk is not a
subject of flux in distros, but python2 vs. 3 is.

Looking closer, the bulk of pcp.conf is of that nature: it describes
the software installation's whereabouts, so parts of pcp can find
other parts of pcp.  Very few represent settings that a sysadmin
should tweak for site-specific configuration.  It's kind of out of
place in /etc.


- FChE