Only adjust $PATH instead of symlinking to an intermediate directory

ci_environment/python/attributes/default.rb

@@ -18,14 +18,20 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 default['python']['pyenv']['revision'] = "cf89abaacff804b7b2047e3ee2ff6df5651b1ce5"
+
+# Order matters for this list of Pythons. It will be used to construct the
+# $PATH so items earlier in the list will take precedence over items later in
+# the list. This order means that ``python`` will be 2.7.6, ``python2`` will be
+# 2.7.6, and ``python3`` will be 3.4.0.
 default['python']['pyenv']['pythons'] = [
-    "2.6.9",
     "2.7.6",
-    "3.2.5",
-    "3.3.5",
+    "2.6.9",
     "3.4.0",
+    "3.3.5",
+    "3.2.5",
     "pypy-2.2.1",
 ]
+
 default['python']['pyenv']['aliases'] = {
     "2.6.9" => ["2.6"],
     "2.7.6" => ["2.7"],
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@
     "3.4.0" => ["3.4"],
     "pypy-2.2.1" => ["pypy"],
 }
+
 default['python']['pip']['packages'] = {
     "default" => ["nose", "pytest", "mock"],
     "2.6" => ["numpy"],

ci_environment/python/recipes/pyenv.rb

@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@
   action :create
 end
 
-# Create a directory to store our "flattened" bins in
-directory "/opt/python/bin" do
-  owner "root"
-  group "root"
-  mode  "755"
-
-  action :create
-end
-
 # Create a directory to store our virtualenvs in
 directory virtualenv_root do
   owner node.travis_build_environment.user
@@ -50,16 +41,8 @@
   action :create
 end
 
-# Create a profile script that adds our Python bins to the $PATH
-file "/etc/profile.d/pyenv.sh" do
-  owner node.travis_build_environment.user
-  group node.travis_build_environment.group
-  mode  "0755"
-
-  content "export PATH=/opt/python/bin:$PATH"
-
-  action :create
-end
+# Store a list of all of our bin dirs
+bindirs = Array.new
 
 # Install the baked in versions of Python we are offering
 node.python.pyenv.pythons.each do |py|
@@ -79,12 +62,8 @@
     })
   end
 
-  # Add a symlink to /usr/local/bin
-  link "/opt/python/bin/#{pyname}" do
-    to    "/opt/python/#{py}/bin/python"
-    owner node.travis_build_environment.user
-    group node.travis_build_environment.group
-  end
+  # Record our bindir
+  bindirs << "/opt/python/#{py}/bin"
 
   # Create our virtualenvs for this python
   python_virtualenv "python_#{py}" do
@@ -104,13 +83,6 @@
       pyaliasname = pyalias
     end
 
-    # Add an alias link in our /opt/python/bin directory
-    link "/opt/python/bin/#{pyaliasname}" do
-      to    "/opt/python/#{py}/bin/python"
-      owner node.travis_build_environment.user
-      group node.travis_build_environment.group
-    end
-
     link "#{virtualenv_root}/#{pyaliasname}" do
       to    "#{virtualenv_root}/#{pyname}"
       owner node.travis_build_environment.user
@@ -131,3 +103,17 @@
     group   node.travis_build_environment.group
   end
 end
+
+# Create a profile script that adds our Python bins to the $PATH
+template "/etc/profile.d/pyenv.sh" do
+  owner node.travis_build_environment.user
+  group node.travis_build_environment.group
+  mode 0755
+
+  variables({
+    :bindirs => bindirs,
+  })
+
+  source "pyenv.sh.erb"
+  backup false
+end

ci_environment/python/templates/default/pyenv.sh.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Export the $PATH with the pyenv bindirs prepended to it
+export PATH=<%= @bindirs.join(':') %>:$PATH