As discussed with José. This goes in now. I did not remove workarounds for
older python versions. This will be changed on a case by case basis. For
new code please use the new features where it makes sense:
i += 5 instead of i = i + 5
True/False for booleans etc.
Georg
Log:
* INSTALL: Change required python version from 1.5.2 to 2.3
* INSTALL.scons: ditto
* README: ditto
* configure.ac: ditto
Index: INSTALL
===================================================================
--- INSTALL (Revision 14116)
+++ INSTALL (Arbeitskopie)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ The two following programs should be ava
as. Otherwise, LyX will not be able to run a number of tests. Note
that users can run these tests manually with Edit>Reconfigure.
- o Python 1.5.2 or newer installed to be able to import older LyX files
+ o Python 2.3 or newer installed to be able to import older LyX files
with the lyx2lyx script (this script is called automatically when
opening a file).
Index: INSTALL.scons
===================================================================
--- INSTALL.scons (Revision 14116)
+++ INSTALL.scons (Arbeitskopie)
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Prerequisites:
--------------
* Python:
- Python >= 1.5.2 is required to run scons, but Python >= 2.2 is used by
- lyx itself so the newer version is recommended. Python is widely
+ Python >= 1.5.2 is required to run scons, but Python >= 2.3 is used by
+ lyx itself so the newer version is needed. Python is widely
available on non-windows systems. Windows users can download and install
python from http://www.python.org.
Index: README
===================================================================
--- README (Revision 14116)
+++ README (Arbeitskopie)
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ What do I need to run LyX?
Either of :
* a Unix-like system (including Windows with cygwin)
- * Windows 98 or newer
- * Mac OS 10.2 or newer
+ * Windows 98 or newer
+ * Mac OS 10.2 or newer
A decent LaTeX2e installation (e.g. teTeX for unix) not older
than 1995/12/01.
- Python 1.5.2 or later to convert old LyX files
+ Python 2.3 or later to convert old LyX files and for helper scripts
How does the LyX version scheme work?
Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac (Revision 14116)
+++ configure.ac (Arbeitskopie)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fi
AC_CHECK_PROGS(M4, gm4 gnum4 m4, m4)
# Check for installed python
-AM_PATH_PYTHON(1.5.2,, :)
+AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.3,, :)
# Work around a problem in automake 1.4: when invoking install-strip,
# INSTALL_PROGRAM is changed to 'install -s', and since
