Bug#949187: transition: python3.8
On 2/2/20 5:53 PM, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 02, 2020 at 09:35:04AM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote:
>>> On 17-01-2020 23:28, Matthias Klose wrote:
>>>> Please add a transition tracker to switch the python3 default to 3.8. It's not
>>>> yet ready, however it would be good to see affected packages. Please copy it
>>>> from the 3.7 defaults change if possible.
>>>
>>> Tracker is in place. Please remove the moreinfo tag when you're ready.
>>
>> I think this is now in shape to be started. bug reports have been filed for
>
> I don't think so.
>
> e.g. fontforge is still red in
> https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/python3.8.html.
>
> That means that a rebuild of stuff using fontforge in the build will
> just FTBFS since it will be called with python3.8 and that has no module
> for 3.8 (yet).
>
> (Seen in a python-3.8-as-default testbuild for libreoffice some time
> ago.)
you are wrong. fontforge just builds for the default python version.
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