linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19 425/425] scripts: switch explicitly to Python 3

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Date:   Thu, 20 May 2021 22:36:26 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19 425/425] scripts: switch explicitly to Python 3

Hi!

> From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> commit 51839e29cb5954470ea4db7236ef8c3d77a6e0bb upstream.
> 
> Some distributions are about to switch to Python 3 support only.
> This means that /usr/bin/python, which is Python 2, is not available
> anymore. Hence, switch scripts to use Python 3 explicitly.

I'd say this is unsuitable for -stable.

Old distributions may not have python3 installed, and we should not
change this dependency in the middle of the series.

Python is not listed in Documentation/Changes . Perhaps it should be?

Best regards,
								Pavel
-- 
http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek

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