added build/install instructions for python3 if a user has both versions installed, to keep the compatibility

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/FUNCTIONS b/FUNCTIONS
index 268b833bdb..28c5b40b89 100755
--- a/FUNCTIONS
+++ b/FUNCTIONS
@@ -431,6 +431,13 @@ function default_build_python() {
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Default build for Python 3 spell.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function default_build_python3() {
+  python3 setup.py build "$@"
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Default install for Python spell.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function default_install_python() {
@@ -438,6 +445,13 @@ function default_install_python() {
 }
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Default install for Python 3 spell.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function default_install_python3() {
+  python3 setup.py install --root "$INSTALL_ROOT/" "$@"
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Default build for Perl spell.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function default_build_perl() {