[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #62732] Is Python used in the build process? if so need to update AC_CHECK_PROGS

[Colin Macdonald]

URL:
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                 Summary: Is Python used in the build process?  if so need to
update AC_CHECK_PROGS
                 Project: GNU Octave
               Submitter: cbm
               Submitted: Sat 09 Jul 2022 04:54:08 PM UTC
                Category: Configuration and Build System
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Other
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: dev
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Any


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Date: Sat 09 Jul 2022 04:54:08 PM UTC By: Colin Macdonald <cbm>
Summary: its not clear whether Octave's build needs Python.  But if it does,
then it needs to be careful about the name of the binary: roughly "python3" on
unix and "python" on windows.

See this thread for details.

https://octave.discourse.group/t/configure-test-for-python-can-fail-but-with-little-apparent-harm/2978









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