Yo Richard! On Wed, 2 Sep 2020 19:29:15 -0500 Richard Laager via devel <devel@ntpsec.org> wrote:
> Let me start over now that I've reviewed the specifics of the NTPsec
> scripts and build system again:
>
> We are currently using "#!/usr/bin/env python" in all the scripts,
Which is what the PEP preferred, until the Python people gave up
fighting a certain unnamed distro's people.
> and
> waf uses the same. The minimum to do to drop Python 2 is:
>
> 1. Change waf's shebang:
> -#!/usr/bin/env python
> +#!/usr/bin/env python3
Uh, no. That breaks Gentoo eselect. Many other distros prefer not
either. You can't just look at the problem through the lens of your
distro.
> 2. Change the other scripts the same way.
>
> 3. Update the docs and CI accordingly.
The last gpsd release made it a replaceable variable because every
distro wanted it different.
> A. Change the Python shebangs to:
> #!@PYTHON@
You realize that the POSIX doc says a pace after "#!", but so many do it
wrong they accept that variant.
> Option A is trivial. I could have that patch done in 10 minutes.
Which would mirror gpsd, and make many packagers happy.
RGDS
GARY
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