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Subject: Re: [PATCH] libepoxy: Use native python3
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On 2015-07-23 16:33, Burton, Ross wrote:
>
> On 23 July 2015 at 01:22, Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com <mailto:gary@mlbassoc.com>> wrote:
>
>     This recipe needs python3.  This patch arranges to use the bitbake-built
>     version, not the host version (which may be missing or not work...)
>
>
> Needs is a strong word.  The configure script does this:
>
> AC_CHECK_PROGS([PYTHON], [python3 python2 python])
>
>
> What's actually happening as a patch to simply remove python3 from that list will also solve most problems - we obviously depend on a fully working host python 2.

Well for me, the configure script ended up chosing python3,
even when I used 'pythonnative' (i.e. python2) in the recipe.
I could not get it to build any other way.

Since python3-native will most likely already be built, what's
the harm in doing it this way?

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