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Document prerequisite for gnulib-tool.
authorBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:10:41 +0000 (01:10 +0200)
committerBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:10:41 +0000 (01:10 +0200)
Suggested by Collin Funk in
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2024-04/msg00450.html>.

* DEPENDENCIES: Add Python 3.7 as "recommended".

ChangeLog
DEPENDENCIES

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+2024-04-26  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+       Document prerequisite for gnulib-tool.
+       Suggested by Collin Funk in
+       <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2024-04/msg00450.html>.
+       * DEPENDENCIES: Add Python 3.7 as "recommended".
+
 2024-04-26  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
        gnulib-tool: Use the Python implementation by default.
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   + Download:
     https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gawk/
 
+* Python 3.7 or newer.
+  * Recommended.
+    Without it, gnulib-tool is between 8 times and 100 times slower and may lack
+    functionality added after April 2024.
+  + Homepage:
+    https://www.python.org/
+  + Download:
+    https://www.python.org/downloads/
+  + Pre-built package name:
+    - On Debian and Debian-based systems: python3,
+    - On Red Hat distributions: python3.
+    - Other: https://repology.org/project/python/versions
+
 * GNU gettext.
   + If your project wants to follow GNU Coding Standards:
     + Always use the newest available gettext release, see