Issue #12326: sys.platform is now always 'linux2' on Linux

Even if Python is compiled on Linux 3.

Issue #12326: sys.platform is now always 'linux2' on Linux
Even if Python is compiled on Linux 3.
acacbaa7 · Victor Stinner · a7eb3c80 · acacbaa7 · acacbaa7 · acacbaa7
Commit acacbaa7 authored Aug 20, 2011 by Victor Stinner
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------

+- Issue #12326: sys.platform is now always 'linux2' on Linux, even if Python
+  is compiled on Linux 3.
+
 - Issue #9173: Let shutil._make_archive work if the logger argument is None.

 - Issue #12650: Fix a race condition where a subprocess.Popen could leak

--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2995,6 +2995,7 @@ then
 	MACHDEP="$ac_md_system$ac_md_release"

 	case $MACHDEP in
+	linux*) MACHDEP="linux2";;
 	cygwin*) MACHDEP="cygwin";;
 	darwin*) MACHDEP="darwin";;
 	atheos*) MACHDEP="atheos";;

--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ then
 	MACHDEP="$ac_md_system$ac_md_release"

 	case $MACHDEP in
+	linux*) MACHDEP="linux2";;
 	cygwin*) MACHDEP="cygwin";;
 	darwin*) MACHDEP="darwin";;
 	atheos*) MACHDEP="atheos";;