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From:	Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru>
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Greetings, Al!

>> I'm fairly certain, that the script is bugged in this specific case.
>> It should be looking for python2.* instead.
>> Minor version could have any length... potentially. (And yes, I know, there
>> wouldn't be .10 for now)

> Definitly not. It would also find "python2.6-config" which is not
> wanted. It want's to find python2.x and nothing else.

> The script is a normal POSIX script and has no knowlege of Cygwins
> existance at all and any of it's special behaviour.

You didn't read my reply to the end, but I accept your explanation.
Still, that specific point of code is suspicious for my taste of
fool-proof'ness.


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 Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru) 15.09.2010, <21:37>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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