> -----Original Message----- > From: John Snow <js...@redhat.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 2:38 PM > To: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilb...@redhat.com>; Taylor Simpson > <tsimp...@quicinc.com> > Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org > Subject: Re: dectree.py uses env python3 rather than configured python > > On 4/6/21 2:50 PM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > > Hi Taylor, > > I tripped over dectree.py using 'env python3'; the qemu configure > > script lets you specify a python with e.g.: > > --with-python=/usr/libexec/platform-python > > > > and I think everywhere else in qemu uses the configured python. > > (This host, like most standard rhel8, doesn't have a python3 binary out > > of the box) > > > > Dave > > > > Hi, > > Instead of allowing meson to invoke this script directly (and have the > shebang be processed by the shell), meson ought to be taught to invoke > it directly using the user's configured python interpreter. > > The shebang "#!/usr/bin/env python3" is otherwise the correct one to > use, and should (probably) be left alone. > > --js
Yes, I think meson.build would be the right place to change the behavior. On the other hand, isn't python3 standard for building qemu now? This page https://wiki.qemu.org/Hosts/Linux#Required_additional_packages lists python3 as an additional required package for RHEL8. Thanks, Taylor
