From: John Snow <[email protected]>

If we begin requiring Python 3.7+, a few platforms are going to need to
install an additional Python interpreter package.

As a courtesy to the user, suggest the optional package they might need
to install. This will hopefully minimize any downtime caused by the
change in Python dependency.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <[email protected]>
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <[email protected]>
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <[email protected]>
---
 configure | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 22e31a46d115..52eca1cd4c53 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1091,7 +1091,10 @@ fi
 
 if ! check_py_version "$python"; then
   error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python >= 3.7 is required." \
-      "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python."
+             "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." \
+             "Maybe try:" \
+             "  openSUSE Leap 15.3+: zypper install python39" \
+             "  CentOS 8: dnf install python38"
 fi
 
 # Resolve PATH
-- 
2.40.1


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