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Diffstat (limited to 'config/python.m4')
| -rw-r--r-- | config/python.m4 | 12 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/config/python.m4 b/config/python.m4 index d41aeb2876a..bfcba30262c 100644 --- a/config/python.m4 +++ b/config/python.m4 @@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ # Look for Python and set the output variable 'PYTHON' if found, # fail otherwise. # -# As the Python 3 transition happens and PEP 394 isn't updated, we -# need to cater to systems that don't have unversioned "python" by -# default. Some systems ship with "python3" by default and perhaps -# have "python" in an optional package. Some systems only have -# "python2" and "python3", in which case it's reasonable to prefer the -# newer version. +# Since we are transitioning to supporting only Python 3.x, +# prefer python3 to plain python. If the latter exists at all, +# it very possibly points to python2, which we don't want to +# select unless it's the only choice. AC_DEFUN([PGAC_PATH_PYTHON], -[PGAC_PATH_PROGS(PYTHON, [python python3 python2]) +[PGAC_PATH_PROGS(PYTHON, [python3 python python2]) AC_ARG_VAR(PYTHON, [Python program])dnl if test x"$PYTHON" = x""; then AC_MSG_ERROR([Python not found]) |