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

[Joseph Myers]

On Sat, 28 Jul 2018, Ramana Radhakrishnan wrote:

> > Obviously if you're bootstrapping core packages and their build
> > dependencies, use in glibc is more or less equivalent to use in GCC.  (But
> > if build dependencies include those involved in testing, you already have
> > python as one for glibc, and Tcl for GCC, for example.)
> 
> This implies that the decision for glibc has been made. while you
> imply above that the discussion is still on going ?

Python has been used for some glibc tests for some time.  It's usage to 
replace other Perl and Awk scripts (and especially those required for the 
build) for which there is discussion - though as no-one has objected to 
such a change we may effectively have consensus.

https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2018-07/msg00559.html

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Joseph S. Myers
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