| Message ID | 20230221012456.2607692-3-jsnow@redhat.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Python: Drop support for Python 3.6 | expand |
On 21/2/23 02:24, John Snow wrote: > If we begin requiring Python 3.7+, a few platforms are going to need to > install an additional Python interpreter package. > > As a courtesy to the user, suggest the optional package they might need > to install. This will hopefully minimize any downtime caused by the > change in Python dependency. > > Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com> > --- > configure | 5 ++++- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
On 2/21/23 02:24, John Snow wrote: > If we begin requiring Python 3.7+, a few platforms are going to need to > install an additional Python interpreter package. > > As a courtesy to the user, suggest the optional package they might need > to install. This will hopefully minimize any downtime caused by the > change in Python dependency. > > Signed-off-by: John Snow<jsnow@redhat.com> > --- > configure | 5 ++++- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/configure b/configure > index 6abf5a72078..0d0cca53f09 100755 > --- a/configure > +++ b/configure > @@ -1059,7 +1059,10 @@ fi > > if ! check_py_version "$python"; then > error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python >= 3.6 is required." \ > - "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." > + "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." \ > + "Maybe try:" \ > + " openSUSE Leap 15.3+: zypper install python39" \ > + " CentOS 8: dnf install python38" > fi > > # Suppress writing compiled files > -- 2.39.0 Let's delay this past the actual patch to introduce 3.7. Paolo
diff --git a/configure b/configure index 6abf5a72078..0d0cca53f09 100755 --- a/configure +++ b/configure @@ -1059,7 +1059,10 @@ fi if ! check_py_version "$python"; then error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python >= 3.6 is required." \ - "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." + "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." \ + "Maybe try:" \ + " openSUSE Leap 15.3+: zypper install python39" \ + " CentOS 8: dnf install python38" fi # Suppress writing compiled files
If we begin requiring Python 3.7+, a few platforms are going to need to install an additional Python interpreter package. As a courtesy to the user, suggest the optional package they might need to install. This will hopefully minimize any downtime caused by the change in Python dependency. Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com> --- configure | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)