diff --git a/elements/dib-python/README.rst b/elements/dib-python/README.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..996b519f --- /dev/null +++ b/elements/dib-python/README.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +=========== +dib=-python +=========== + +Adds a symlink to /usr/local/bin/dib-python which points at either a python2 +or python3 executable. This is useful for creating #! lines for scripts that +are compatible with both python2 and python3. + +This does not install a python if one does not exist, and instead fails. diff --git a/elements/dib-python/pre-install.d/01-dib-python b/elements/dib-python/pre-install.d/01-dib-python new file mode 100755 index 00000000..57ae94ed --- /dev/null +++ b/elements/dib-python/pre-install.d/01-dib-python @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +#!/bin/bash + +if [ ${DIB_DEBUG_TRACE:-0} -gt 0 ]; then + set -x +fi +set -eu +set -o pipefail + +which which || install-packages which + +python_path=$(which python2 || which python3) +if [ -z "$python_path" ]; then + echo "Could not find python2 or python3 executable." + exit 1 +fi + +ln -s $python_path /usr/local/bin/dib-python