From 8f9edb56aa98469fa2874bfaf1fb385d5527bdb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Haible Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:10:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document prerequisite for gnulib-tool. Suggested by Collin Funk in . * DEPENDENCIES: Add Python 3.7 as "recommended". --- ChangeLog | 7 +++++++ DEPENDENCIES | 13 +++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 378626f208..e07e150c32 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2024-04-26 Bruno Haible + + Document prerequisite for gnulib-tool. + Suggested by Collin Funk in + . + * DEPENDENCIES: Add Python 3.7 as "recommended". + 2024-04-26 Bruno Haible gnulib-tool: Use the Python implementation by default. diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES index e396adbd80..b700c05bc6 100644 --- a/DEPENDENCIES +++ b/DEPENDENCIES @@ -102,6 +102,19 @@ at any time. + 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 -- 2.39.5