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Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org> skribis:

>> With these changes in place, OK to commit.
>
> I've just pushed both patches.  Please have a look.
>
>> To answer your previous question, this =E2=80=98wrap=E2=80=99 phase serv=
es a different
>> (but related) purpose than the =E2=80=98native-search-paths=E2=80=99 thi=
ng: it ensures
>> that the =E2=80=98bzr=E2=80=99 program, when run by the user, finds all =
its Python
>> modules.
>
> I know.  But why do we need to use 'native-search-paths' to set
> PYTHONPATH if we wrap all executables anyway?  What is the purpose of
> 'native-search-paths' in this case?

Not all Python packages have binaries, and when they do, they can often
be used either as stand-alone binaries or as Python modules.

Does that clarify?

Ludo=E2=80=99.