[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #12326: sys.platform is now always 'linux2' on Linux

[victor.stinner]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c816479f6aaf
changeset:   71979:c816479f6aaf
branch:      2.7
parent:      71974:3e093590ac57
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com>
date:        Sat Aug 20 14:02:38 2011 +0200
summary:
  Issue #12326: sys.platform is now always 'linux2' on Linux

Even if Python is compiled on Linux 3.

files:
  Misc/NEWS    |  3 +++
  configure    |  1 +
  configure.in |  1 +
  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #12326: sys.platform is now always 'linux2' on Linux, even if Python
+  is compiled on Linux 3.
+
 - Issue #9173: Let shutil._make_archive work if the logger argument is None.
 
 - Issue #12650: Fix a race condition where a subprocess.Popen could leak
diff --git a/configure b/configure
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2995,6 +2995,7 @@
 	MACHDEP="$ac_md_system$ac_md_release"
 
 	case $MACHDEP in
+	linux*) MACHDEP="linux2";;
 	cygwin*) MACHDEP="cygwin";;
 	darwin*) MACHDEP="darwin";;
 	atheos*) MACHDEP="atheos";;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
 	MACHDEP="$ac_md_system$ac_md_release"
 
 	case $MACHDEP in
+	linux*) MACHDEP="linux2";;
 	cygwin*) MACHDEP="cygwin";;
 	darwin*) MACHDEP="darwin";;
 	atheos*) MACHDEP="atheos";;

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython