From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wm1-x32e.google.com (mail-wm1-x32e.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::32e]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3817B386EC42 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:53:15 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 3817B386EC42 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=embecosm.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=andrew.burgess@embecosm.com Received: by mail-wm1-x32e.google.com with SMTP id k18so3124617wmj.5 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:53:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=embecosm.com; s=google; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=SQAXympGfyPuuNnBE7hOemCIQPDAQCIgXWNGXH7aIG4=; b=WxaZXz/HG9qfOsgkhJc3Xog7UGlgELbN3YmsLeP7g+Q4ncffpDb13QQmKQS2PSd+aQ N3d9FdkidEU1rioswh8mGlcBt/2BviOjBev6FuQaAxRsBX2GOG+t7D0EGv1cquq1rxqJ JzKeAGr+kewOeDs/pgNWIMb1Ozq0e4H0QNeLSnOS5Wf/qrXVTOMcEaI0bNcSisYervTJ U/ct8TO8NrQu5j3DQPg9rYYwsxIav6igI8lPR1bBRXvvJdh7WAaIa/434dhmMpaEpU0B t2UXAyyiAm/3bMChb7ngIDc3eCSPyNjWK303CbGzYtPef5y6MlXeYu1LAwgbLe9HKXzH kUog== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=SQAXympGfyPuuNnBE7hOemCIQPDAQCIgXWNGXH7aIG4=; b=l6FrMSpVUIl1l4GpWTiJpTfwOORKlLrWQAbAMjAYimYH+Oh7BDgyBQ2iNEjh8CmaUJ dgpOzUiJdjkFjZVgYDt2qBkl31g3cwwaAssoi/lf/YZ7VIHdzc5ukhrZRihYTWCNWakW IsnVfIZp0iGhUkzem2ry6C5aWgpSO+U7d7RhYZTQcu/kGeK6ZNgKbUGntaeFnBjoKOZh jG0GuAsDxuuMNMuJLsOTZ898tDNlPfUm2S7QanOhBaqS6rwimJPF79RVMMMB021Ndg8y N94pxOh74LSbLKq0Tut708rN0QU6YA8a2OppdbcdXhXDNElnBQe2nCQH7ZoOHHDgvJSA HoQg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531e/6nPl8s6aSoSlgYu2JrDdhUldBtYPUp7qU7+4vQY6ykTiBnj 4Cf+Z5m9ntUG3TOmwYqoOl2Vhg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwQlj8fRF94FjAIHzosPi8C7YqvLt4eQOu+xjKuRV8xi/JfDfflpHy6/IgcLVnwC7m586tSxw== X-Received: by 2002:a1c:f003:: with SMTP id a3mr4922483wmb.170.1600264394151; Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:53:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (host31-53-80-104.range31-53.btcentralplus.com. [31.53.80.104]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c4sm32725520wrp.85.2020.09.16.06.53.12 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:53:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:53:12 +0100 From: Andrew Burgess To: Joel Brobecker Cc: fedor_qd@mail.ru, Paul Koning , Tom Tromey , gdb@sourceware.org Subject: Re: Proposal to remove Python 2 support Message-ID: <20200916135312.GB3030@embecosm.com> References: <87sgbiahur.fsf@tromey.com> <3415E02F-C35C-4C72-8C9A-C141E024F3AC@comcast.net> <1600210499.574691995@f12.my.com> <20200916130013.GC5797@adacore.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20200916130013.GC5797@adacore.com> X-Operating-System: Linux/5.8.6-101.fc31.x86_64 (x86_64) X-Uptime: 14:48:56 up 3 days, 22:12, X-Editor: GNU Emacs [ http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs ] X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:53:16 -0000 * Joel Brobecker [2020-09-16 06:00:13 -0700]: > > That has no sense for me because Python 2 doesn't disappear from distros. > > I don't know how long this is going to be True, but "distros" have > been shipping Python 3.x for quite a while now, so lack of Python 2 > support wouldn't prevent you from building GDB with Python support > enabled. But a user might potentially have a significant body of Python 2 code that they run through GDB, so it's not as simple as "just" building with Python 3 and off they go. I think once distros start to drop Python 2 then there's a really good argument that GDB should drop Python 2 also, but before then we need to go in with our eyes open, if the distros still ship Python 2 then users might be annoyed if they have to rewrite their scripts. Thanks, Andrew