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-rwxr-xr-xconfigure12
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f08327e10e..913ae4a0ec 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1166,18 +1166,14 @@ fi
# Note that if the Python conditional here evaluates True we will exit
# with status 1 which is a shell 'false' value.
-if ! $python -c 'import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (2,4) or sys.version_info >= (3,))'; then
- error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python 2.4 or later is required." \
+if ! $python -c 'import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (2,6) or sys.version_info >= (3,))'; then
+ error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python 2.6 or later is required." \
"Note that Python 3 or later is not yet supported." \
"Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python."
fi
-# The -B switch was added in Python 2.6.
-# If it is supplied, compiled files are not written.
-# Use it for Python versions which support it.
-if $python -B -c 'import sys; sys.exit(0)' 2>/dev/null; then
- python="$python -B"
-fi
+# Suppress writing compiled files
+python="$python -B"
case "$cpu" in
ppc)