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> Hi, everyone. |
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> TL;DR: we might keep Python 2.7 supported as a build-time dependency |
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> of a few packages as necessary, while removing the eclass support for |
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> installing packages for py2.7. |
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> As I've mentioned earlier, the plan is to get rid of Python 2.7 target |
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> support at the beginning of 2021. The plan was to last rite all |
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> remaining packages failing to support Python 3 at 2021-01-01, and remove |
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> the eclass support on 2021-02-15. At the same time, the Python |
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> interpreter was going to stay around for as long as necessary. |
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> I've also mentioned that there is a high risk that this will not be |
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> possible because of a few large entities ignoring the problem |
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> and failing to port their build system scripts away from Python 2. |
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> We can't really last rite all major web browsers, and postponing |
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> the deadline indefinitely is not a good solution either. |
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> Therefore, I advise the following plan B: if it is impossible to remove |
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> Python 2.7 support from packages entirely, the support for installing |
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> Python packages for Python 2.7 will be removed. However, there will be |
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> exemptions granted for build-time dependencies on the Python interpreter |
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> to keep things working, for as long as the interpreter itself is going |
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> to stay. |
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> The candidates for exemptions are pypy/pypy3 (CPython 2.7 is needed for |
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> bootstrap on new platforms), Mozilla products, WebKit and WebKit-based |
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> browsers. |
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> Best regards, |
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> Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny |
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I believe net-print/hplip also depends on Python 2.7. This is print/hplip in NetBSD pkgsrc and FreeBSD ports. |
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Or did they fix that recently? |
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Possibly hplip is mainly for older HP printers, not sure about what's going on with HP laser printers more recently. |
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Maybe that's why there has been reluctance to fix the Python 2.7 dependency? |
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I have such an HP printer (LaserJet M1212nf MFP), and my experience dissuades me from ordering anything further from HP. |
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I think most everybody involved with open-source would agree that proprietary binary plugins suck. |
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Tom |
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