Suggestion for new directory layout for Python lib-dir.

anthony baxter (anthony.baxter@aaii.oz.au)
Wed, 17 Aug 1994 17:00:21 +1000

Hiya,

For us with many different architectures to support, it would be nice if
the default /usr/local/lib/python was a bit more supportive. :)

How about something like this?

lib/python contains non-system-dependant .py files
/machine-os/ contains system-dependant .py files
machine-os/lib contains lib____.a, config.c, frozenmain.c

where machine-os is 'sun4-sunos4', 'mips-ultrix', 'hppa-hpux', 'alpha-osf1'
or whatever (similar to the existing 'sgi' or 'sun4' directories. The
default python-search path could look for this, too. Suggestions? Comments?

Anthony