On Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:52:03 GMT, Hima Bindu Meda <hm...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> I tested this on my MacBook Pro running macOS 13.3.1 and discovered that it >> has python 3.7.x: >> >> >> Could NOT find Python3: Found unsuitable version "3.7.3", but required is >> at least "3.8.0" (found /usr/bin/python3, found components: Interpreter) >> >> >> Since the motivation for checking the minimum was both to avoid python2, and >> because there is a problem with python 3.7 on Windows, I wonder if it would >> be better to only have Windows require 3.8 and have Mac join Linux in >> allowing 3.6. Of course, I could upgrade my python, but I wonder if other >> developers might run into it. > >> I tested this on my MacBook Pro running macOS 13.3.1 and discovered that it >> has python 3.7.x: >> >> ``` >> Could NOT find Python3: Found unsuitable version "3.7.3", but required is >> at least "3.8.0" (found /usr/bin/python3, found components: Interpreter) >> ``` >> >> Since the motivation for checking the minimum was both to avoid python2, and >> because there is a problem with python 3.7 on Windows, I wonder if it would >> be better to only have Windows require 3.8 and have Mac join Linux in >> allowing 3.6. Of course, I could upgrade my python, but I wonder if other >> developers might run into it. > > Based on the observation, changed the minimum version to 3.6 for mac and > linux , and 3.8 for Windows @HimaBinduMeda Can you merge in the latest master? I'll re-review once you do. Regarding John's comment: > Just a note that I was unable to build WebKit on Windows using the latest > Python version 3.9 Let's file a follow-up bug for this if one is not already filed. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1205#issuecomment-1755254910
