Re: [Wireshark-dev] Is Python Still Considered Optional for the Build Process? What Should the Minimum Version Be?

2012-07-31 Thread Anders Broman
Hi, Others have to comment on whether we require python or not but it would be nice if you attached your script to a bug report so we could have a look at it and have a record of it. I think it should be OK to require python 2.6 as the lowest supported level to make things simpler. Best regards

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Is Python Still Considered Optional for the Build Process? What Should the Minimum Version Be?

2012-07-31 Thread Pascal Quantin
Le 31 juil. 2012 à 09:43, Anders Broman anders.bro...@ericsson.com a écrit : Hi, Others have to comment on whether we require python or not but it would be nice if you attached your script to a bug report so we could have a look at it and have a record of it. I think it should be OK to

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Is Python Still Considered Optional for the Build Process? What Should the Minimum Version Be?

2012-07-31 Thread Balint Reczey
On 07/31/2012 09:59 AM, Pascal Quantin wrote: Le 31 juil. 2012 à 09:43, Anders Broman anders.bro...@ericsson.com mailto:anders.bro...@ericsson.com a écrit : Hi, Others have to comment on whether we require python or not but it would be nice if you attached your script to a bug report so we

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Is Python Still Considered Optional for the Build Process? What Should the Minimum Version Be?

2012-07-31 Thread Pascal Quantin
Le mardi 31 juillet 2012, Balint Reczey a écrit : On 07/31/2012 09:59 AM, Pascal Quantin wrote: Le 31 juil. 2012 à 09:43, Anders Broman anders.bro...@ericsson.com mailto:anders.bro...@ericsson.com a écrit : Hi, Others have to comment on whether we require python or not but it would be

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Is Python Still Considered Optional for the Build Process? What Should the Minimum Version Be?

2012-07-31 Thread Evan Huus
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Pascal Quantin pascal.quan...@gmail.com wrote: Le mardi 31 juillet 2012, Balint Reczey a écrit : On 07/31/2012 09:59 AM, Pascal Quantin wrote: Le 31 juil. 2012 à 09:43, Anders Broman anders.bro...@ericsson.com mailto:anders.bro...@ericsson.com a écrit :

Re: [Wireshark-dev] Is Python Still Considered Optional for the Build Process? What Should the Minimum Version Be?

2012-07-31 Thread Dirk Jagdmann
But not being familiar enough with the entire build process, I'm wondering: is Python still optional or is saying so a vestige from yesteryear? Is it time to re-evaluate Python as a hard prerequisite so we I think for a future stable release we can make a decision to make python a mandatory

[Wireshark-dev] Is Python Still Considered Optional for the Build Process? What Should the Minimum Version Be?

2012-07-30 Thread robert . bullen
Hi, I've taken it upon myself to streamline the build process a little by using a single Python script for the generation of all registration files (register.c, all instances of plugin.c, tshark-tap-register.c, and wireshark-tap-register.c). This new and improved Python script incorporates