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   Jani Nikula (jani@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2024 12:17:47 JST Jani Nikula

   Since v6.10 the Linux kernel depends on Python to build, at least if you need support for the drm/msm driver (CONFIG_DRM_MSM=y).

   This is used to generate headers from source xml during build, not an unreasonable scenario. I much prefer Python over C or Perl or shell scripting for this type of file and string processing.

   Yet I'm unsure what the stance for the Python build dependency is among the powers that be. It may have snug in under their radar.

   Should I try it with drm/i915...?

   #kernel

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     Robin Burchell (rburchell@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2024 12:17:47 JST Robin Burchell

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     • Rob Landley

     @jani cc @landley, who I know has very strong feelings about dependencies at build time

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     Rob Landley (landley@mstdn.jp)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2024 12:17:47 JST Rob Landley

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     • Robin Burchell

     @rburchell @jani I've been trying to defend the core. My multiple years removing perl dependencies from the build didn't get them out of the raid subsystem etc.

     Python is in an especially terrible dependency these days because it's developed a single magic implementation policed by its userbase and forcibly expired every few months:

     https://landley.net/notes-2024.html#09-04-2024

     No ruby/mruby, php/ph7 gcc/llvm/tinycc allowed, only "you must upgrade to the current version of Microsoft (tm) Word to read this file".

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.