On Aug 24 12:31, Marco Atzeri via Cygwin-apps wrote: > On 24.08.2020 12:02, Corinna Vinschen via Newlib wrote: > > On Aug 23 16:49, Brian Inglis wrote: > > > On 2020-08-23 13:41, Jon Turney wrote: > > > > On 23/08/2020 16:23, Ken Brown wrote: > > > > > On 8/22/2020 2:45 PM, Jon Turney wrote: > > > > > > --- > > > > > > newlib/doc/makedocbook.py | 8 +++++--- > > > > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/newlib/doc/makedocbook.py b/newlib/doc/makedocbook.py > > > > > > index 92d0f279d..3fab26f1a 100755 > > > > > > --- a/newlib/doc/makedocbook.py > > > > > > +++ b/newlib/doc/makedocbook.py > > > > [...] > > > > > Would it make sense to also change the shebang line so that > > > > > makedocbook.py > > > > > uses python3? Currently the build of Cygwin on Fedora uses python3, > > > > > but the > > > > > build of Cygwin on Cygwin uses python2. This is of no great > > > > > importance, but a > > > > > recent IRC discussion shows that it can be confusing. > > > > > > > > Yeah, I guess that would make some sense, given that python2 is now EOL. > > > > > > > > Otoh, making it gratuitously not work with python2 seems a bit harsh. > > > > > > > > On the gripping hand, reading PEP 0394, I see it doesn't actually > > > > require that > > > > 'python' exist at all, so I guess changing the shebang as you suggest > > > > is the > > > > right thing to do. > > > > > > Is it not perhaps time to switch python from EOL python2 to python3, as > > > there > > > are only 183 python2, 125 python27 to 199 python3, 129 python37 packages. > > > > This discussion actually belongs on cygwin-apps, not on newlib ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > > > > > Thanks, > > Corinna > > > > follow up from newlib > > python2 will be dead end of 2020. > https://python3statement.org/ > > > most of python2 and python3 packages are obsolete placeholders, > currently python3 points to python3.6 or python3.8, but I am seriously > considering to use alternatives to cover also python37 as already > done for sphinx and to prepare for the next python3.9. > > python38 has already 85 packages and I am working on another dozen, > if you need some specific package, let me know. > > Following the > https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Distributors may choose to set the behavior of the python command as > follows: > > - python2, > - python3, > - not provide python command, > - allow python to be configurable by an end user > or a system administrator. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > we are currently setting python as python2=python2.7 > > Question before I update the three python3.x > > - should I leave python as it is, or change to one of the > other settings ? > > Any preference ? For the last option I will use alternatives
It should default to python3. Fedora performs this via an extra package python-unversioned-command, containing just a symlink /usr/bin/python -> ./python3 as well as a man page symlink /usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz -> ./python3.1.gz. We could just do the same, no? Corinna
