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changeset 7438:116ea5ce06ab
issue2551269: Add warning abut Python 2 support lifetime
GitHub CI no longer supports python2.
| author | John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Tue, 30 May 2023 14:47:10 -0400 |
| parents | 0d9f704a7ef2 |
| children | f7dc37df61b7 |
| files | CHANGES.txt doc/installation.txt doc/upgrading.txt |
| diffstat | 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/CHANGES.txt Mon May 29 20:29:04 2023 -0400 +++ b/CHANGES.txt Tue May 30 14:47:10 2023 -0400 @@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ Features: +- Add warning about limited Python 2 support lifetime to install and + upgrading docs. (John Rouillard) - Dockerfile build allows adding additional python packages via pip, setting UID tracker is run under. (John Rouillard) - issue2551140 - Added redis as a session and otk database for use
--- a/doc/installation.txt Mon May 29 20:29:04 2023 -0400 +++ b/doc/installation.txt Tue May 30 14:47:10 2023 -0400 @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Prerequisites ============= -Roundup requires Python 2.7 or 3.6 or newer with a functioning anydbm +Roundup requires Python 2.7 [3]_ or 3.6 or newer with a functioning anydbm or sqlite module. The version installed by most vendors should work if it meets the version requirements. If necessary, you can download the latest version from https://www.python.org/. It is highly recommended @@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ .. _Using Redis for Session Databases: admin_guide.html#using-redis-for-session-databases +.. [3] Do not use Python 2 for new installs. The continuous + integration and other services used for developing Roundup + are dropping support for Python 2. Also optional packages + are dropping Python 2 support. As a result Python 2 may + not be supported for many more release cycles. + Installing Roundup ================== @@ -478,7 +484,7 @@ interface. To set that up, we need to `configure a web interface`_ and optionally `configure an email interface`_. If you want to try your new tracker out, assuming the ``web`` setting in the - ``[tracker]`` [3]_ section of config.ini is set to + ``[tracker]`` [4]_ section of config.ini is set to ``'http://localhost:8080/support/'``, run:: roundup-server support=/opt/roundup/trackers/support @@ -497,7 +503,7 @@ to run the server at port 1080 and bind to all ip addresses on your system. Then direct your web browser to ``http://your_host_name:1080/support/``. -.. [3] The rest of the documentation uses the abbreviated form "tracker :: +.. [4] The rest of the documentation uses the abbreviated form "tracker :: web" for specifying a section and setting. Choosing Your Template
--- a/doc/upgrading.txt Mon May 29 20:29:04 2023 -0400 +++ b/doc/upgrading.txt Tue May 30 14:47:10 2023 -0400 @@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ changes in the `historical migration <upgrading-history.html>`_ document. +.. admonition:: Python 2 Support + + If you are running Roundup under Python 2, you should make plans to + switch to Python 3. The continuous Integration (CI) and other services + used for developing Roundup are dropping support for Python 2. Also + optional packages are dropping Python 2 support. As a result Python 2 + may not be supported for many more release cycles. + Contents: .. contents::