[OE-core] [PATCH 01/13] python: update to 2.7.17

[Alexander Kanavin]

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 at 08:58, Tim Orling <ticotimo at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I have the beginnings of scripts to generate a meta-python2 layer. Someone
> with a vested interest in keeping python2 supported will need to step up to
> maintain it. After bitbake and Oe-core moved to python3, my use of python2
> has gone to near zero.
>
> I intend to move all python2 recipes from meta-python to the new layer.
> meta-python will become python3 only in 3.1 release timeframe. The bb files
> and inc files will also be merged, simplifying AUH and devtool usage.
>
> Attempts to send python2 patches to meta-python after that shift will be
> nacked.
>

Thanks! There is however a missing part: how close is meta-oe to being
py2-free? Oe-core is very close (u-boot is the last holdout as noted), but
I am not sure that we can simply take out py2, and not have half of meta-oe
fail. For instance (random example) mozjs, a fairly important component,
still pulls it in, together with a few 3rd party libraries:
https://git.openembedded.org/meta-openembedded/tree/meta-oe/recipes-extended/mozjs/mozjs_60.5.2.bb

It's tempting to force the transition by breaking things, but it also
antagonizes users.

Alex
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/attachments/20191119/028ea6a9/attachment.html>