[MacPorts] #28703: Python 2.6 (Universal) does not honor 'arch -i386' command at runtime

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#28703: Python 2.6 (Universal) does not honor 'arch -i386' command at runtime
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 Reporter:  tcwan@…          |       Owner:  mcalhoun@…           
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                  
 Priority:  Normal           |   Milestone:                       
Component:  ports            |     Version:  1.9.2                
 Keywords:                   |        Port:  python26             
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Comment(by tcwan@…):

 I apologize for the issues.
 For system python, it works if the specific version is used.


 {{{
 tcmac$  ll /usr/bin/python2.6

 lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  75 Jun 22  2010 /usr/bin/python2.6 ->
 ../../System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6


 tcmac$ arch -i386 /usr/bin/python2.6
 Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Jun 24 2010, 21:47:49)
 [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import sys
 >>> print sys.maxsize
 2147483647

 }}}

 Is there any reason why this behaves differently for MacPorts between
 Python 2.6 and 2.7 when they are both setup similarly?

 {{{
 tcmac$ ll /opt/local/bin/python2.?
 lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  73 Mar  4 09:34 /opt/local/bin/python2.6 ->
 /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6
 lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  73 Mar  1 09:29 /opt/local/bin/python2.7 ->
 /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7

 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/28703#comment:2>
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