From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 02:07:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 02:07:47 -0400 Received: from [200.222.202.37] ([200.222.202.37]:18824 "EHLO pervalidus.dyndns.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 22 Aug 2001 02:07:33 -0400 Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 03:08:07 -0300 From: =?unknown-8bit?B?RnLpZOlyaWMgTC4gVy4=?= Meunier <0@pervalidus.net> To: Linux Kernel Subject: Will 2.6 require Python for any configuration ? (CML2) Message-ID: <20010822030807.N120@pervalidus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.19i X-Mailer: Mutt/1.3.19i - Linux 2.4.9 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Am I the only one afraid that the Python requirement can turn into a problem ? You can develop anything on Linux without Python. I'd compare Python to Tcl - you only install it to waste space, develop, or run applications that use it. Perl is very different. It's required by GNU Automake and more. I'm really surprised by the fact that nobody noticed what a nightmare 2.6 will be with such a requirement. You can't expect everybody to install something that's of no use for most. My intention isn't to diminish the importance of CML2 and the hard and volunteer work of Eric S. Raymond. I just can't consider Python a requirement to configure the build process of a Kernel. Please, consider using the actual setup if Python isn't installed. PS: I install Python at home to use a single application. BTW, I compiled Python and... the curses module isn't enabled by default. You have to edit Setup. Another possible problem for menuconfig. -- 0@pervalidus.{net, {dyndns.}org} Tel: 55-21-2717-2399 (Niterói-RJ BR)