On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 04:13:39PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 03/11/2025 20:57, Bruce Richardson: > > On Mon, Nov 03, 2025 at 11:30:38AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > > The version python used in current FreeBSD stable release 14.3 > > > is now 3.11. Update documentation accordingly. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> > > > --- > > > doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_dpdk.rst | 6 +++--- > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_dpdk.rst > > > b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_dpdk.rst > > > index f98292bf41..c8b2964a4b 100644 > > > --- a/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_dpdk.rst > > > +++ b/doc/guides/freebsd_gsg/build_dpdk.rst > > > @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ The following FreeBSD packages are required to build > > > DPDK: > > > * meson > > > * ninja > > > * pkgconf > > > -* py38-pyelftools > > > +* py311-pyelftools > > > > > > .. note: > > > > > > The specific package for pyelftools is dependent on the version of > > > python in use, > > > - Python 3.8 being the version at type of writing, hence the ``py38`` > > > prefix. > > > + Python 3.11 being the version at type of writing, hence the ``py311`` > > > prefix. > > > > > > These can be installed using (as root):: > > > > > > - pkg install meson pkgconf py38-pyelftools > > > + pkg install meson pkgconf py311-pyelftools > > > > > Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <[email protected]> > > > > I always find the python version included in the packages annoying, but I > > don't think there is anything we can do about this. Thanks for the update. > > Do we really want to update the doc after each upgrade? > This version is not the truth, it depends on which FreeBSD version is > installed. > Python comes from the ports collection, not the base system, so it's independent of the BSD version. Therefore the commands here should work on all supported BSD versions.
/Bruce
