[RFC] Adding Python as a possible language and it's usage

[Matthias Klose]

On 20.07.2018 20:53, Konovalov, Vadim wrote:
>> From: Segher Boessenkool
>> On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 12:54:36PM -0400, Paul Koning wrote:
>>>>> Fully agree with that. Coming up with a new scripts written in python2 really
>>>>> makes no sense.
>>>>
>>>> Then python cannot be a build requirement for GCC, since some of our
>>>> primary targets do not ship python3.
>>>
>>> Is it required that GCC must build with only the stock
>>> support elements on the primary target platforms?
>>
>> Not that I know.  But why
>> should we make it hugely harder for essentially
>> no benefit?
>>
>> All the arguments
>> against awk were arguments against *the current scripts*.
>>
>> And yes, we can (and
>> perhaps should) rewrite those build scripts as C code,
>> just like all the other
>> gen* we have.
> 
> +1 
> 
>>> Or is it allowed to require installing prerequisites?  Yes,
>>> some platforms are so far behind they still don't ship Python 3, but installing
> 
> Sometimes those are not behind, those could have no python for other reasons - 
> maybe those are too forward? They just don't have python yet?
> 
>>> it is straightforward.
>>
>> Installing it is not straightforward at all.
> 
> I also agree with this;

all == "Installing it is not straightforward" ?

I do question this. I mentioned elsewhere what is needed.

> Please consider that both Python - 2 and 3 - they both do not 
> support build chain on Windows with GCC
> 
> for me, it is a showstopper

This seems to be a different issue.  However I have to say that I'm not booting
Windows on a regular basis.  Does build chain on Windows means Cygwin?  If yes,
there surely is Python available prebuilt.

Matthias