Re: Python versions (was Re: RHEL 8.0 build) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Python versions (was Re: RHEL 8.0 build)
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Msg-id 14017.1547656228@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Python versions (was Re: RHEL 8.0 build)  (Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: Python versions (was Re: RHEL 8.0 build)  (Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> On 07/01/2019 00:16, Tom Lane wrote:
>> BTW, this is a pre-existing problem not the fault of this patch,
>> but while we're fooling with the behavior of python lookup would
>> be a great time to fix it: we should add something like
>> AC_ARG_VAR([PYTHON], [path to Python executable])

> Patch attached.

LGTM.  I'm slightly annoyed that configure's help output doesn't list
the variables in alphabetical order, but that seems to be a pre-existing
problem that we likely can't fix.

> The following are listed but don't affect any other tests, so I didn't
> include them:

> BISON
> DTRACE
> DTRACEFLAGS
> FLEX
> XML2_CONFIG

(slightly confused ...)  Surely XML2_CONFIG feeds into what we choose for
CPPFLAGS?  If that doesn't matter, why not?

            regards, tom lane


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