From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id LMW2D9XhCGm+TR0AWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:09:41 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=simark.ca; s=mail; t=1762189781; bh=OVxiI37Kudyqjm5ach1604trajId5aSs+irVatmvavA=; h=Date:Subject:To:Cc:References:From:In-Reply-To:List-Id: List-Unsubscribe:List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe: From; b=qqH8ZpNpC6icfpC7X+WfPnPDI2oiIlkIy2EVelnI8WrTKxCIYpMX+PixAtw28iNI2 nWBKVkgEMSprF3WWPzFf5mnTUk5ESjKtt0hM2foIRTt7qiI+UAul5jOvgK/2Q1wRld 68r3F5WSuwQ1KLMmbvuAJ00Dv3XaeQaTmbctHTJ8= Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id F2D301E0C0; Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:09:40 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-25) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=ARC_SIGNED,ARC_VALID,BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED,RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 Authentication-Results: simark.ca; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=simark.ca header.i=@simark.ca header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=mail header.b=e7sQbBEl; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from server2.sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange x25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CAC9D1E098 for ; Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:09:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 518023858412 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2025 17:09:39 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 518023858412 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key, unprotected) header.d=simark.ca header.i=@simark.ca header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=mail header.b=e7sQbBEl Received: from simark.ca (simark.ca [158.69.221.121]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DFEF83858D33 for ; Mon, 3 Nov 2025 17:09:06 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org DFEF83858D33 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=simark.ca Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=simark.ca ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org DFEF83858D33 Authentication-Results: server2.sourceware.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=158.69.221.121 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1762189747; cv=none; b=IoS+A427cxhltNBlGWaAlsxRKNKIHRZ/32ZDJrPlfthO4O++shB5nY1KSutPMi+OLbrY1X4DIMS86uvl2GrMuWHo1Vw/K314yiUO2WlF6CJsyerTNeJXW+mn9UGuiDYxlLIz0rxxAgKORMzibm3hB3tHodr+jQkz/4q39XIo5MM= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1762189747; c=relaxed/simple; bh=OVxiI37Kudyqjm5ach1604trajId5aSs+irVatmvavA=; h=DKIM-Signature:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:From; b=RPWEmvKDpfykinh7Gz2h4LfD+gfTxDtjjWNCzr0U4W0EKG/KrkwX4XEFEsEnhJqqLv+h3f5INr308mwFJVppOa7bw7s5t5Hx6bhGuhvi8WWvJ0t6+6kaEWsioG3gZxXtmR94BpqAoIv4Y1e5GVlZkSf+gCaLwjsdxdqhnPx2MTc= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org DFEF83858D33 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=simark.ca; s=mail; t=1762189746; bh=OVxiI37Kudyqjm5ach1604trajId5aSs+irVatmvavA=; h=Date:Subject:To:Cc:References:From:In-Reply-To:From; b=e7sQbBEloQ/nhEiImatrYJdiuMm3reJTPEbtcG62mk/yGTcEpc1zWgScrS+7Vd/Xe hUux7ewS96Mt8Yhoe4mL0AhGcfF6B2Moe0k4LMmGluqfm/zwh3KegeZXdLBapevKkQ Y94SWX2gwg89s9RI2jwe2Cd0TTN4dNKI5bUZ/knY= Received: by simark.ca (Postfix) id 112281E04C; Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:09:05 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 12:09:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH] [gdb/python] Use PyConfig for python 3.9 To: Eli Zaretskii , Tom Tromey Cc: tdevries@suse.de, gdb-patches@sourceware.org References: <20251017133624.2460264-1-tdevries@suse.de> <87h5vxr4zp.fsf@tromey.com> <86jz0tftrk.fsf@gnu.org> <87qzv1pjy8.fsf@tromey.com> <86ikgdfkd2.fsf@gnu.org> <87zf97c4yw.fsf@tromey.com> <86v7jujkyh.fsf@gnu.org> Content-Language: fr From: Simon Marchi In-Reply-To: <86v7jujkyh.fsf@gnu.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org On 11/1/25 3:00 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote: >> From: Tom Tromey >> Cc: Tom Tromey , tdevries@suse.de, gdb-patches@sourceware.org >> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:15:51 -0600 >> >>>>>>> "Eli" == Eli Zaretskii writes: >> >> Eli> As long as the maintenance burden is not too heavy, I think we >> Eli> shouldn't drop support of old versions. It would be strange (for lack >> Eli> of a better, but still polite, word) to drop support of XP just >> Eli> because Python did. >> >> It's not just Python though. Microsoft also dropped support for it 10 >> years ago. So we're talking about holding back GNU development for the >> sake of an obsolete proprietary system. >> >> I think it would be fine to declare GDB 17 as the last release that >> supports XP. Users who care about this -- and there cannot be many -- >> can just use that version in perpetuity. > > We can discuss the broader issue of whether we want to drop support > for XP, yes. When we do, please explain how supporting it holds back > GNU development, as the basis for the discussion, and let's take it > from there. One possibility is to declare that it's no longer possible to compile GDB with Python support, on Windows XP, because we want to make use of Python features newer that the latest Python that works on XP. Simon