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| author | Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> | 2018-10-29 15:28:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> | 2018-10-29 15:28:05 +0000 |
| commit | c6982f7efc1c70fe2d6160a87ee44d871ac85ab0 (patch) | |
| tree | 1b1badfdc9453d1d32ca0bd207501253f7de92d5 /INSTALL | |
| parent | 5c81be53407434ce22b849722a3d691295480016 (diff) | |
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Patch to require Python 3.4 or later to build glibc.
This patch makes Python 3.4 or later a required tool for building glibc, so allowing changes of awk, perl etc. code used in the build and test to Python code without any such changes needing makefile conditionals or to handle older Python versions. This patch makes the configure test for Python check the version and give an error if Python is missing or too old, and removes makefile conditionals that are no longer needed. It does not itself convert any code from another language to Python, and does not remove any compatibility with older Python versions from existing scripts. Tested for x86_64. * configure.ac (PYTHON_PROG): Use AC_CHECK_PROG_VER. Set critic_missing for versions before 3.4. * configure: Regenerated. * manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Document requirement for Python to build glibc. * INSTALL: Regenerated. * Rules [PYTHON]: Make code unconditional. * benchtests/Makefile [PYTHON]: Likewise. * conform/Makefile [PYTHON]: Likewise. * manual/Makefile [PYTHON]: Likewise. * math/Makefile [PYTHON]: Likewise.
Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL')
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 50bd113d55..3884ada8d8 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -531,11 +531,11 @@ build the GNU C Library: work with any version of 'sed'. As of release time, 'sed' version 4.5 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C Library. - * Python 2.7/3.4 or later + * Python 3.4 or later - Python is required to build the GNU C Library manual and to run - some tests. As of release time, Python 3.6 is the newest verified - to work for testing the GNU C Library. + Python is required to build the GNU C Library. As of release time, + Python 3.6 is the newest verified to work for building and testing + the GNU C Library. * PExpect 4.0 |