Re: [PATCH] diffconfig: use python3 instead of python in Shebang line

From: Scott Branden
Date: Thu Jan 21 2021 - 16:15:37 EST


Hi Andy,

On 2021-01-21 12:35 p.m., Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:31 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:28 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 2:17 AM Scott Branden
>>> <scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Use python3 instead of python in diffconfig Shebang line.
>>>> python2 was sunset January 1, 2000 and environments do not need
>>>> to support python any more.
>>> Just from curiosity, what problem is this solving?
>>>
>>> Is there a distribution where 'python' does not exist,
>>> but 'python3' does ?
>> Yes. Called surprise surprise Debian
>> An it's a rare case when I agree with them.
> For the record, you seems haven't noticed:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/12/9/446
It doesn't look like your change made it into 5.11-rc but I think it should be added?