All hands - we need to test Fred's build changes pronto

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Eric!

On Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:35:36 -0400 (EDT)
"Eric S. Raymond via devel" <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> Please, everybody get on the stick and test on every platform you can
> reach. We need to know that, *without* a PYTHONPATH set,
> 
> 1. Build works.

Sort of.
 
> 2. ntpq and friends are able to see the Python libraries.

Yes, but they libs are in the wrong place.  Putting them in
/usr/liv/python2.7/site-packaes violates the FHS.

> 3. ntpd passes a smoke test

Why?  ntpd does not use PYTHONPATH?

> And we need to know it fast.  Release is on the 28th, in two days.

I say revert now.  It violates existing prative and the FHS.

> Please check in on this list as you verify that your platform is OK.

No FHS platform is OK with this.  It plainly violates the standard.

RGDS
GARY
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97703
	gem at rellim.com  Tel:+1 541 382 8588

	    Veritas liberabit vos. -- Quid est veritas?
    "If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it." - Lord Kelvin
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 488 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <https://lists.ntpsec.org/pipermail/devel/attachments/20170926/ae95b9ba/attachment.bin>