On Monday 23 February 2015 16:31:27 Kornel Benko wrote:
> I would take care of it, when it becomes a requirement.
>
> Kornel
I have committed the first patch towards this goal.
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The patch committed follows attached.
--
José Abílio
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a3d4914..6631c91 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ The two following programs should be available at configuration time:
as. Otherwise, LyX will not be able to run a number of tests. Note
that users can run these tests manually with Tools>Reconfigure.
- o Python 2.4 or newer must be installed. Python is used for many
+ o Python 2.7 or newer must be installed. Python is used for many
simple tasks that are executed by external scripts, such as the
automatic configuration step and the import of older LyX documents
with the lyx2lyx script (this script is called automatically when
- opening a file). Python 3.0 or later is not supported.
+ opening a file). Python 3.3, or later, support is work in progress.
Creating the Makefile
diff --git a/README b/README
index 4f13069..4eb5b62 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ What do I need to run LyX?
A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. TeX Live for Linux, MikTeX for
Windows).
- Python 2.4 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts.
- Note 1: Python 2.4 or later is required due to the subprocess module.
- Note 2: Python 2.6 or later is recommended on Windows.
- Note 3: Python 3.0 or later is not supported.
+ Python 2.7 to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts.
+ Note: Python 3 (3.3 or later) support is work in progress.
How does the LyX version scheme work?
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5f5d562..43bfb59 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ for file in config/install-sh ; do
chmod 755 ${srcdir}/${file}
done
-AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.4.0,, :)
+AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.7.0,, :)
AC_PROG_RANLIB
### Check for a C++ compiler
