Re: [PATCH 2/2] autogen.sh: Detect python

[Daniel Kiper]

On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 11:04:50AM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> On 8/18/21 1:19 AM, Petr Vorel wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 01:52:29PM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 08:45:08AM +0200, Petr Vorel wrote:
> > > > > It help to avoid error on distros which has only python3 binary:
> > > > > ./autogen.sh: line 20: python: command not found
> >
> > > > > Using bash builtin 'command -v' to avoid requiring which as extra
> > > > > dependency (usable on containers).
> >
> > > > It looks the bash dependency is not specified in the INSTALL file in
> > > > "The Requirements" section. May I ask you to add it?
> >
> > > ...and python requirement is missing from the list too. Additionally,
> > > please update autogen.sh python usage in the INSTALL file.
> > There is Python 2.6 or later, not sure if it still works on 2.6 (which is 
> > EOL)
> > or it requires now 2.7).
>
> Actually all of Python 2 is EOL for the last year and a half.
>
> https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/

Then we should drop python2 detection from the patch...

Daniel