"make altinstall && make install" behaviour differs from "make install"

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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start by reproducing the difference between “make altinstall && make install” and “make install” in the CPython build and installation flow. The issue names no files or tests, so first trace the make targets and installation entry points involved. Done means the two command sequences have consistent, verified behavior, with regression coverage added where appropriate.

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Description

build stdlib topic-ensurepip topic-installation type-bug
BPO 19693
Nosy @ncoghlan, @larryhastings, @ned-deily, @dstufft

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2013-11-22.14:39:14.624>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = '"make altinstall && make install" behaviour differs from "make install"'
updated_at = <Date 2014-11-20.17:36:02.240>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2014-11-20.17:36:02.240>
actor = 'dstufft'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2013-11-22.14:39:14.624>
creator = 'ncoghlan'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 19693
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['203771', '205790', '205794', '226555', '226565', '231444']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'larry', 'ned.deily', 'dstufft']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'high'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue19693'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5']

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