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diff --git a/results/classifier/105/socket/1708462 b/results/classifier/105/socket/1708462 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..24332191c --- /dev/null +++ b/results/classifier/105/socket/1708462 @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +socket: 0.699 +device: 0.692 +network: 0.634 +instruction: 0.578 +mistranslation: 0.570 +semantic: 0.570 +graphic: 0.566 +other: 0.561 +boot: 0.496 +vnc: 0.487 +KVM: 0.461 +assembly: 0.378 + +Support Python 3 to build + +Currently qemu's configure requires Python 2 to build. As Python 2 is rapidly approaching its EOL, it should be possible to build qemu with Python 3. + +Python 2 EOL is in 2020 so there is a fair amount of time. + +QEMU is transitioning to support both Python 2.6+ and 3 but most Python code has not been converted yet. + +You are welcome to contribute patches: +https://wiki.qemu.org/index.php/Contribute/SubmitAPatch + +> Python 2 EOL is in 2020 so there is a fair amount of time. + +Not as much time as you might think. Even well before that time, any new releases of long life and/or enterprise distros are likely to choose to skip py2 by default, as it will be EOL long before the distro itself EOLs. + +Two patches series posted in Aug last year: + +https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg03642.html +https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg06528.html + +An updated series covering both of those, and also turning on tests + +https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-01/msg02978.html + +The series mentioned in comment #3 was merged in v2.12.0, see commit c21965a0c8b979c306e927f158257e5b0fa3a1f9. + |