Resolution of the library-path mess

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Fred!

On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 12:36:41 -0700 (PDT)
Fred Wright via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Oct 2017, Gary E. Miller via devel wrote:
> > On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 12:15:27 -0700 (PDT)
> > Fred Wright via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:
> >
> >  
> > > Makes sense.  Fedora is one of the systems where Python doesn't
> > > include a "local" directory in the sys.path setup by default.  
> >
> > Of course, no system following the FHS is supposed to have/usr/local
> > in the sys,path.  That is the FHS again.  
> 
> Sigh.  The "sys" in "sys.path" is the name of the Python module
> containing a variety of variables and functions, including the search
> path for imports.  It has nothing to do with "system".

100% agreed.  Never said otherwise.  Please re-read my comments after
pondering this:

By 'system' I am using the definition that is in the FHS.  Consider it a
synonym for what some would call a 'distribution' (Fedroa, Ubuntu, etc.).

RGDS
GARY
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