[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Kevin added the comment: Ok, I've opened https://bugs.python.org/issue42087 -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Batuhan Taskaya added the comment: > Also, I can submit changes to remove pre-AIX 6 dead code paths. Should I open > a separate issue for that or reference this one? Yes, please do so. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Kevin added the comment: Does this need an update to PEP 11 documenting the drop of support? Also, I can submit changes to remove pre-AIX 6 dead code paths. Should I open a separate issue for that or reference this one? -- nosy: +kadler ___

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

STINNER Victor added the comment: > There is still a lot of AIX 6.1 out there, and iirc, there may be "extended" > support available. This issue is about AIX5 support. I'm fine with providing best effort support for AIX 6.1. If supporting AIX 6 becomes too expensive, we can consider to drop

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Michael Felt added the comment: There is still a lot of AIX 6.1 out there, and iirc, there may be "extended" support available. However, at this point in time the bots run (most of the time) on AIX 7.2, -- occasionally, on AIX 7.1. And when I (personally) test - it is usually on AIX 6.1

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

STINNER Victor added the comment: According to https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-support-lifecycle-information I suggest to require AIX 7.1 and newer. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

STINNER Victor added the comment: AIX 5 was released 16 years ago, do you we really care? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Batuhan Taskaya added the comment: @vstinner what are your thoughts on this? I can propose a patch that introduces a build value to generate this conditionally depending on if the system has it or not. But I am not sure about if our motivation behind this is going to be supporting (very)

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Michael Felt added the comment: No, it is not supported - asin there are no new patches - but there are organizations that use it. imho - those organizations are not likely to be using the latest Python - but I have been packaging Python on AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 - as these packages run

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Batuhan Taskaya added the comment: My source: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-support-lifecycle-information -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

Batuhan Taskaya added the comment: Does AIX 5.3 officially supported by IBM? As far as I can locate, it is deprecated long time ago. -- nosy: +BTaskaya ___ Python tracker

[issue40680] thread_cputime isn't supported by AIX5

New submission from Michael Felt : issue40192 introduced the use of nanosecond reporting of time. The new routine called is not available in AIX 5.3: xlc_r -O -I/opt/include -O2 -qmaxmem=-1 -qarch=pwr5 -O -I../git/python-3.9/Include/internal -IObjects -IInclude -IPython -I.