changeset:   90873:ce1b8b2ddf07
branch:      3.4
parent:      90871:7a293766f525
user:        Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@yahoo.co.uk>
date:        Wed May 28 08:06:24 2014 +0100
files:       Lib/venv/__init__.py Misc/NEWS
description:
Issue #18807: If copying (no symlinks) specified for a venv, then the python interpreter aliases (python, python3) are now created by copying rather than symlinking.


diff -r 7a293766f525 -r ce1b8b2ddf07 Lib/venv/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/venv/__init__.py	Tue May 27 21:24:43 2014 +0300
+++ b/Lib/venv/__init__.py	Wed May 28 08:06:24 2014 +0100
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@
             for suffix in ('python', 'python3'):
                 path = os.path.join(binpath, suffix)
                 if not os.path.exists(path):
-                    os.symlink(exename, path)
+                    # Issue 18807: make copies if
+                    # symlinks are not wanted
+                    copier(context.env_exe, path)
+                    os.chmod(path, 0o755)
         else:
             subdir = 'DLLs'
             include = self.include_binary
diff -r 7a293766f525 -r ce1b8b2ddf07 Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Tue May 27 21:24:43 2014 +0300
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Wed May 28 08:06:24 2014 +0100
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #18807: If copying (no symlinks) specified for a venv, then the python
+  interpreter aliases (python, python3) are now created by copying rather than
+  symlinking.
+
 - Issue #14710: pkgutil.get_loader() no longer raises an exception when None is
   found in sys.modules.