Re: gnulib-tool: Use the Python implementation by default

[Bruno Haible]

Hi Collin,

> Should Python 3.7 be added to DEPENDENCIES or
> should we hold off on that for a bit? Since gnulib-tool.sh can still
> be used.

Good point. Done like this:


2024-04-26  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>

        Document prerequisite for gnulib-tool.
        Suggested by Collin Funk in
        <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2024-04/msg00450.html>.
        * DEPENDENCIES: Add Python 3.7 as "recommended".

diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index e396adbd80..b700c05bc6 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@ at any time.
   + Download:
     https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gawk/
 
+* Python 3.7 or newer.
+  * Recommended.
+    Without it, gnulib-tool is between 8 times and 100 times slower and may 
lack
+    functionality added after April 2024.
+  + Homepage:
+    https://www.python.org/
+  + Download:
+    https://www.python.org/downloads/
+  + Pre-built package name:
+    - On Debian and Debian-based systems: python3,
+    - On Red Hat distributions: python3.
+    - Other: https://repology.org/project/python/versions
+
 * GNU gettext.
   + If your project wants to follow GNU Coding Standards:
     + Always use the newest available gettext release, see