Hi Jeffrey, > I'm testing Wget2. I believe it uses Gnulib from master. > > Older Python does not respond to 'python --version': > > Unknown option: -- > usage: python [option] ... [-c cmd | file | -] [arg] ... > Try `python -h' for more information. > ./bootstrap: Error: 'python' not found > > 'python -V' produces expected error messages, but it requires a patch > of bootstrap: > > ./bootstrap: Error: 'python' version == Python 2.3.4 is too old > ./bootstrap: 'python' version >= 2 is required > ./bootstrap: Please install the prerequisite programs
I don't think there are many users in the same situation than you. Reason: Most distros have been shipping Python 2.7.x (minimum) for a long time [1]. Also, Python 3 can be assumed from next year on, since Python 2 is end-of-life this year [2]. Additionally, 'bootstrap' is a development tool. Developers tend to have newer tools installed than production systems have. Bruno [1] https://repology.org/project/python/versions [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)#History
