python wrapper that sets PYTHONHOME to the profile it is in

svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=29462

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pythonhome-wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pythonhome-wrapper.nix
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+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pythonhome-wrapper.nix
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+{ stdenv }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "pythonhome-wrapper";
+
+  unpackPhase = "true";
+  installPhase = ''
+    ensureDir $out/bin
+    echo '
+#!/bin/sh
+
+BINDIR=`dirname $0`
+PYTHONHOME=`dirname $BINDIR`
+PYTHONHOME=`(cd $PYTHONHOME && pwd)`
+export PYTHONHOME
+
+$BINDIR/python "$@"
+    ' > $out/bin/py
+    chmod +x $out/bin/py
+  '';
+}