If we begin requiring Python 3.7+, a few platforms are going to need to install an additional Python interpreter package.
As a courtesy to the user, suggest the optional package they might need to install. This will hopefully minimize any downtime caused by the change in Python dependency. Signed-off-by: John Snow <[email protected]> --- configure | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/configure b/configure index 6abf5a72078..0d0cca53f09 100755 --- a/configure +++ b/configure @@ -1059,7 +1059,10 @@ fi if ! check_py_version "$python"; then error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python >= 3.6 is required." \ - "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." + "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." \ + "Maybe try:" \ + " openSUSE Leap 15.3+: zypper install python39" \ + " CentOS 8: dnf install python38" fi # Suppress writing compiled files -- 2.39.0
