NAME¶
update-python-modules - byte-compile python modules
SYNOPSIS¶
update-python-modules [
options] [
package.public [...]]
DESCRIPTION¶
The
update-python-modules command is part of the
python-support
bundle.
update-python-modules is responsible for the byte-compilation of python
modules. When used in byte-compilation mode, it will byte-compile modules
references in the files given on the command line. When used in installation
mode, it will byte-compile them once for each installed python version, and
will make them available for all of them.
At each invocation, with or without arguments,
update-python-modules will
check for installed python versions, and will build or remove modules
according to new or removed versions since the last time it was run.
ARGUMENTS¶
Arguments must be files or directories located in the
/usr/share/python-support directory. Depending on their extension, they
are treated differently.
- package.public
- A file listing public modules to install for each version. These modules
must lie in /usr/share/pyshared or /usr/lib/pyshared.
- package.private
- A file listing private modules to byte-compile for one Python
version.
- package/
- A legacy directory hierarchy of public modules. The C extensions and
portions that change with the Python version are to be found in
/usr/lib/python-support/pythonX.Y/package/.
- package.dirs
- A legacy file listing directories where to find private modules.
OPTIONS¶
- -h, --help
- Show summary of options.
- -v, --verbose
- Detail all actions while they are performed.
- -b, --bytecompile
- Only accept to work on private modules. When given this option,
update-python-modules will fail if passed references to public
modules.
- -i, --install
- Only accept to work on public modules. When given this option,
update-python-modules will fail if passed references to public
modules.
- -c, --clean
- Clean modules instead of installing them.
- -a, --rebuild-all
- Rebuild all private modules. This is necessary when the default python
version was changed, for example.
- -f, --force-rebuild-all
- Clean all modules (public and private), and rebuild them.
FILES¶
- /usr/lib/pymodules/pythonX.Y/
- These directories contain the byte-compiled modules for version
pythonX.Y.
SEE ALSO¶
/usr/share/doc/python-support/README.gz
AUTHOR¶
Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>.