Very old versions of Sphinx require older versions of python.
The original script assumes that a python3.9 exec exists,
but this may not be the case.
Relax python requirements.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/test_doc_build.py | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/test_doc_build.py b/scripts/test_doc_build.py
index 5b9eb2c0bf01..129c2862065c 100755
--- a/scripts/test_doc_build.py
+++ b/scripts/test_doc_build.py
@@ -12,15 +12,28 @@ and optionally test the build.
import argparse
import asyncio
import os.path
+import shutil
import sys
import time
import subprocess
-# Minimal python version supported by the building system
-MINIMAL_PYTHON_VERSION = "python3.9"
+# Minimal python version supported by the building system.
-# Starting from 8.0.2, Python 3.9 becomes too old
-PYTHON_VER_CHANGES = {(8, 0, 2): "python3"}
+PYTHON = os.path.basename(sys.executable)
+
+min_python_bin = None
+
+for i in range(9, 13):
+ p = f"python3.{i}"
+ if shutil.which(p):
+ min_python_bin = p
+ break
+
+if not min_python_bin:
+ min_python_bin = PYTHON
+
+# Starting from 8.0, Python 3.9 is not supported anymore.
+PYTHON_VER_CHANGES = {(8, 0, 2): PYTHON}
# Sphinx versions to be installed and their incremental requirements
SPHINX_REQUIREMENTS = {
@@ -290,7 +303,7 @@ class SphinxVenv:
args.verbose = True
cur_requirements = {}
- python_bin = MINIMAL_PYTHON_VERSION
+ python_bin = min_python_bin
for cur_ver, new_reqs in SPHINX_REQUIREMENTS.items():
cur_requirements.update(new_reqs)
--
2.49.0
