Make the link of python to python2.7 an alternative. This
allows python3 to provide a link if we are not around, but
makes our link override any python3 provides, assuming he
uses the default priority.
Signed-off-by: Joe Slater <joe.slater@...>
---
recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.18.bb | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.18.bb b/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.18.bb
index 7350562..3faf154 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.18.bb
+++ b/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.18.bb
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ SRC_URI += " \
S = "${WORKDIR}/Python-${PV}"
-inherit autotools multilib_header python-dir pythonnative ptest
+inherit autotools multilib_header python-dir pythonnative ptest update-alternatives
+
+# Make 'python' an alternative so that if python3 also provides it, we will be the default.
+#
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}-core = "python"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[python] = "${bindir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}"
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY[python] = "50"
EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-system-ffi"
--
2.29.2
