Yes, they kinda have a point. Referring to latest python as python3 forever is silly. Unfortunately we have all those users with legacy proprietary python2 things, and they feel like they still 'own' python (without a number).
I'd suggest you resend the patch with 'Upstream-Status: Denied [link to upstream response]'. Alex On Wed, 16 Nov 2022 at 23:01, Sajal, Sakib <sakib.sa...@windriver.com> wrote: > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Alexander Kanavin <alex.kana...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* November 3, 2022 3:00 PM > *To:* Sajal, Sakib <sakib.sa...@windriver.com> > *Cc:* openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org < > openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org> > *Subject:* Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] blktrace: ask for python3 specifically > > > On Thu, 3 Nov 2022 at 19:34, Sakib Sajal <sakib.sa...@windriver.com> > wrote: > >> > >> python2 has been deprecated, use python3 instead > >> > >> +Upstream-Status: Inappropriate (OE-specific) > > > >This is not inappropriate, or oe-specific, please send the patch upstream > first. > > > >Alex > > I have already sent a patch to upstream blktrace which was rejected: > https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-btrace/msg01364.html > > In summary, upstream maintainers see the following on their distro: > > axboe@m1max ~> which python > /usr/bin/python > axboe@m1max ~> /usr/bin/python --version > Python 3.10.7 > axboe@m1max ~> env python > Python 3.10.7 (main, Sep 8 2022, 14:34:29) [GCC 12.2.0] on linux > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >*>>* > > while on yocto: > root@qemux86-64:~# which python > root@qemux86-64:~# which python3 > /usr/bin/python3 > root@qemux86-64:~# /usr/bin/python3 --version > Python 3.11.0 > root@qemux86-64:~# env python > env: can't execute 'python': No such file or directory > root@qemux86-64:~# env python3 > Python 3.11.0 (main, Oct 24 2022, 17:48:40) [GCC 12.2.0] on linux > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >>> > > python symlink to python3 is not required by python development community > and is a choice left for distributions to make. If you look at oe-core, > most, if not all, packages are changing the shebang to python3: > oe-core.git$ grep -r "env python3" | wc -l > 166 > > Regards, > Sakib > Re: [PATCH] bno_plot.py: Ask for python3 specifically — Linux Btrace > <https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-btrace/msg01364.html> > Linux Btrace: Re: [PATCH] bno_plot.py: Ask for python3 specifically > www.spinics.net > >
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