Re: [PATCH v4 0/9] improvement to Python detection, preparation for dropping 3.6

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

On 22/2/23 15:37, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> This is my take on John's patches to improve Python detection and to
> prepare for dropping Python 3.6 support.
>
> The main change with respect to John's work is that lcitool is updated
> and the container images for CI can install Sphinx via pip; this
> way documentation is still built on the CentOS 8 jobs.
>
> A smaller change is that patch "configure: Look for auxiliary Python
> installations" will only look at the $PYTHON variable if it is set,
> without falling back to a PATH search.
>
> This series includes the final patch to drop support for Python 3.6,
> but it makes sense even without it.
>
> Paolo
>
> Supersedes: <20230221012456.2607692-1-jsnow@redhat.com>

FWIW:

Different patches 1 & 2 have been merged 2 days after you posted
this series (merge commit c3aeccc0ab):
- commit aef633e765 ("python: support pylint 2.16")
- commit 6832189fd7 ("python: drop pipenv")

Patch 3 clashes with commit 1b1be8d3cc ("meson: stop
looking for 'sphinx-build-3'")

> John Snow (5):
>    python: support pylint 2.16
>    python: drop pipenv
>    meson: prefer 'sphinx-build' to 'sphinx-build-3'
>    configure: Look for auxiliary Python installations
>    configure: Add courtesy hint to Python version failure message
>
> Paolo Bonzini (5):
>    configure: protect against escaping venv when running Meson
>    lcitool: update submodule
>    docs/devel: update and clarify lcitool instructions
>    ci, docker: update CentOS and OpenSUSE Python to non-EOL versions
>    Python: Drop support for Python 3.6