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| author | Mike McQuaid | 2018-01-12 11:26:11 +0000 |
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| committer | GitHub | 2018-01-12 11:26:11 +0000 |
| commit | 2a53c99449571866b754b16111b7a38926a1bbe2 (patch) | |
| tree | a46ae00f6163eebbe776e2a56d0726d402044c4d | |
| parent | f97512d7f1cb6ac663586de8dcd9135dcdbbdd0d (diff) | |
| download | brew-2a53c99449571866b754b16111b7a38926a1bbe2.tar.bz2 | |
Python-for-Formula-Authors: python from PATH isn't used.
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md b/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md index 0448c1e6a..a530dbef7 100644 --- a/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md +++ b/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ depends_on "python" if MacOS.version <= :snow_leopard No explicit Python dependency is needed on recent OS versions since `/usr/bin` is always in `PATH` for Homebrew formulae; on Leopard and older, the `python` in `PATH` is used if it's at least version 2.7, or else Homebrew's Python 2.7.x is installed. -Formulae for apps that require Python 3 **should** declare an unconditional dependency on `"python3"`, which will cause the formula to use the first `python3` discovered in `PATH` at install time (or install Homebrew's if there isn't one). These apps **must** work with the current Homebrew Python 3.x formula. +Formulae for apps that require Python 3 **should** declare an unconditional dependency on `"python3"`. These apps **must** work with the current Homebrew Python 3.x formula. ### Installing @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Sometimes we have to `inreplace` a `Makefile` to use our prefix for the Python b ### Python declarations -Python 2 libraries do not need a `depends_on "python"` declaration; they will be built with the system Python, but should still be usable with any other Python 2.7. If this is not the case, it is an upstream bug; [here is some advice for resolving it](http://blog.tim-smith.us/2015/09/python-extension-modules-os-x/). Libraries built for Python 3 should include `depends_on "python3"`, which will bottle against Homebrew's Python 3.x, and use the first `python3` discovered in `PATH` at build time when installing from source with `brew install --build-from-source`. If a library supports both Python 2.x and Python 3.x, the `"python3"` dependency should be `:optional`. Python 2.x libraries must function when they are installed against either the system Python or brewed Python. +Python 2 libraries do not need a `depends_on "python"` declaration; they will be built with the system Python, but should still be usable with any other Python 2.7. If this is not the case, it is an upstream bug; [here is some advice for resolving it](http://blog.tim-smith.us/2015/09/python-extension-modules-os-x/). Libraries built for Python 3 should include `depends_on "python3"`, which will bottle against Homebrew's Python 3.x. If a library supports both Python 2.x and Python 3.x, the `"python3"` dependency should be `:optional`. Python 2.x libraries must function when they are installed against either the system Python or brewed Python. ### Installing |