linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drm/msm: remove python 3.9 dependency for compiling msm

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Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 17:28:14 -0700
From: Doug Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>
To: Abhinav Kumar <quic_abhinavk@...cinc.com>
Cc: freedreno@...ts.freedesktop.org, Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com>, 
	Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>, Sean Paul <sean@...rly.run>, 
	Marijn Suijten <marijn.suijten@...ainline.org>, David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>, 
	Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, seanpaul@...omium.org, 
	swboyd@...omium.org, quic_jesszhan@...cinc.com, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/msm: remove python 3.9 dependency for compiling msm

Hi,

On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 4:05 PM Abhinav Kumar <quic_abhinavk@...cinccom> wrote:
>
> Since commit 5acf49119630 ("drm/msm: import gen_header.py script from Mesa"),
> compilation is broken on machines having python versions older than 3.9
> due to dependency on argparse.BooleanOptionalAction.
>
> Switch to use simple bool for the validate flag to remove the dependency.
>
> Fixes: 5acf49119630 ("drm/msm: import gen_header.py script from Mesa")
> Signed-off-by: Abhinav Kumar <quic_abhinavk@...cinc.com>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/gen_header.py | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

No idea if we're supposed to allow python as a build dependency. That
being said, I can confirm that this fixes the problem for me since I
ran into it too [1].

Tested-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@...omium.org>

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAD=FV=XnpS-=CookKxzFM8og9WCSEMxfESmfTYH811438qg4ng@mail.gmail.com