>Number:         14673
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       let python packages work against python or python21
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Nov 21 16:31:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Brad Knotwell
>Release:        1.5.1
>Organization:
home
>Environment:
NetBSD netbsdws 1.5.1 NetBSD 1.5.1 (BRAD) #7: Tue Oct 23 16:31:40 PDT 2001     root@netbsdws:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/BRAD i386

>Description:
Currently, if you want to use python2.1.1 and use the package system, you're
a bit screwed because it registers as python21-2.1.1 instead of python-2.1.1.

Thus, when USE_PYTHON is set to YES, it looks for python, can't find it and
complains (even tho' it's there under python21).  It seems to me that python
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
see above
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
 >=1.6 oughta look for python or python21.
 
 Thanks.