Bug#551189: meld fails if the user has another version of python on their PATH

[Tim Cutts]

Package: meld
Version: 1.1.5.1-2
Severity: normal


Is there a reason that the shebang line for /usr/bin/meld uses /bin/env
python, rather than /usr/bin/python?  Using /bin/env causes the program
to fail if the user has another version of python somewhere earlier on
their path, if that version of python doesn't happen to have pygtk
built.

Since you're already depending on a local python being installed,
presumably it should simply use /usr/bin/python?

Regards,

Tim

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.3
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages meld depends on:
ii  python                       2.5.2-3     An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-glade2                2.12.1-6    GTK+ bindings: Glade support
ii  python-gnome2                2.22.0-1    Python bindings for the GNOME desk
ii  python-gtk2                  2.12.1-6    Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python-support               0.8.4lenny1 automated rebuilding support for P

Versions of packages meld recommends:
ii  python-gnome2-desktop        2.22.0-2    Python bindings for the GNOME desk
ii  yelp                         2.22.1-8+b1 Help browser for GNOME 2

meld suggests no packages.

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