Re: [docs] [PATCH] Set max supported Python version

["Javier Tia" <javier.tia@linaro.org>]

Hi Martin,

On Tue, Dec 24, 2024, at 5:34 PM, Martin Jansa wrote:
> FWIW: I'm using gentoo with 3.13.1 and I'm not seeing these issues
> since pseudo was updated.

Yes, I updated pseudo [1], but all build issues happened:

[1] bitbake pseudo-native -c cleanall && bitbake pseudo-native.

Thanks,

> On Wed, Dec 25, 2024 at 12:22 AM Richard Purdie via
> lists.yoctoproject.org
> <richard.purdie=linuxfoundation.org@lists.yoctoproject.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 2024-12-24 at 17:13 -0600, Javier Tia wrote:
>> > On Tue, Dec 24, 2024, at 4:54 PM, Richard Purdie wrote:
>> > > On Tue, 2024-12-24 at 16:16 -0600, Javier Tia via
>> > > lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
>> > > > When Bitbake is used with Python 3.13, it generates numerous
>> > > > build
>> > > > issues that do not occur with Python 3.12. The documentation is
>> > > > clear
>> > > > for the supported Linux distributions, but not for the supported
>> > > > Python
>> > > > versions.
>> > > >
>> > > > Signed-off-by: Javier Tia <javier.tia@linaro.org>
>> > >
>> > > Can you be specific about which version of bitbake you saw the
>> > > issues
>> > > with? I was hoping we had resolved most of the issues with 3.13, at
>> > > least in master. We do aim to work with new versions of python but
>> > > it
>> > > obviously takes time to catch up and for fixes to make older
>> > > versions.
>> >
>> > With Bitbake from poky master (284a08b6e40761f) and BitBake from the
>> > latest master (c9906bb289dcfd9). Python 3.13.1.
>> >
>> > Issues:
>> >
>> > - "ERROR: ParseError in None: Not all recipes parsed, parser thread
>> > killed/died? Exciting." I noticed it was solved in Yocto Bugzilla,
>> > but I reopened the bug because I believe it is still not fixed.
>> >
>> > - The problem mentioned on
>> > https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Pseudo_Abort with several poky
>> > recipes (base-files, update-rc.d, qemu, and u-boot) and other recipes
>> > from other layers.
>> >
>> > Please let me know if more information is needed.
>>
>> We have a fedora41 worker in the autobuilder cluster which has:
>>
>> fedora41-vk-1:~$ python3 --version
>> Python 3.13.0
>>
>> As you can see here:
>>
>> https://valkyrie.yoctoproject.org/#/workers/54
>>
>> is it running builds successfully. There is therefore some difference
>> in your environment and I'm not sure it is python 3.13 that is the
>> cause of the problems you're seeing.
>>
>> Are there any tracebacks in bitbake-cookerdaemon.log? Which distro is
>> this?
>>
>> The pseudo aborts are likely a different problem with a missing libc
>> intercept or similar issue and secondary to the other problem.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Richard

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