On 28/12/2021 20:42, Knurpht-openSUSE wrote:

Op dinsdag 28 december 2021 20:31:50 CET schreef Frans de Boer:

> LS,

>

> TW should be a rolling release and has for the most part the latest

> version of packages. Alas, Python is not one of them. Python now is at

> version 3.10.1, but TW is still at 3.8.12. That is an obstacle when one

> tries to cross-compile Python-3.10.1. It is not possible to do so

> because Python needs - by (bad?) design - a similar version major/minor

> version on the building machine.

>

> So, I wonder why is Opensuse TW so far behind with regard to Python-3.10.1?

> Also, the packages 'file' and 'Ncurses´ have workarounds - they suffer from

> the same issue, is there a workaround for Python?

>

> Regards, Frans.

Eh ...

knurpht@Tuxedo-laptop:~> python3.9 --version
Python 3.9.9

--

Gertjan Lettink a.k.a. Knurpht

openSUSE Board

openSUSE Forums Team

Yes, Python 3.9.9 is available, but you should still have 3.8.12 because of dependencies. Also, 3.9.9 is not 3.10.x, which is already around for some time.

--- Frans

-- 
A: Yes, just like that                            A: Ja, net zo
Q: Oh, Just like reading a book backwards         Q: Oh, net als een boek achterstevoren lezen
A: Because it upsets the natural flow of a story  A: Omdat het de natuurlijke gang uit het verhaal haalt
Q: Why is top-posting annoying?                   Q: Waarom is Top-posting zo irritant?