Rhel < 8.0 is not supported anymore. Drop support for it.
Rhel 8 is problematic: at least on the tests I did with a
docker repo, it didn't work, but it could be due to the issue
that it is actually different than a real One.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/sphinx-pre-install.py | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/sphinx-pre-install.py b/scripts/sphinx-pre-install.py
index a941eae17a9e..50413b7d2f2c 100755
--- a/scripts/sphinx-pre-install.py
+++ b/scripts/sphinx-pre-install.py
@@ -487,15 +487,31 @@ class SphinxDependencyChecker:
progs["virtualenv"] = "python-virtualenv"
- if rel and rel < 8:
+ if not rel or rel < 8:
old = 1
self.pdf = False
- # RHEL 7 is in ELS, currently up to Jun, 2026
+ print("ERROR: Distro not supported. Too old?")
+ return
+
+ # TODO: check if RHEL8 still works.
+ # On my tests with docker "redhat/ubi8" image, there's no
+ # python3-sphinx (or similar) package. It comes with Python 3.6,
+ # but there are other python packages over there, so it may be
+ # possible to work with venv.
+
+ if self.first_hint:
+ print("Note: RHEL-based distros typically require extra repositories.\n" \
+ "For most, enabling epel and crb are enough:\n" \
+ "\tsudo dnf install -y epel-release", \
+ "\tsudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb\n" \
+ "Yet, some may have other required repositories. Those commands could be useful:" \
+ "\tsudo dnf repolist all" \
+ "\tsudo repoquery --available --info <pkgs>",
+ "\tsudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled '*' # enable all - probably not what you want")
+
+ self.first_hint = False
- print("Note: texlive packages on RHEL/CENTOS <= 7 are incomplete. Can't support PDF output")
- print("If you want to build PDF, please read:")
- print("\thttps://www.systutorials.com/241660/how-to-install-tex-live-on-centos-7-linux/";)
if self.pdf:
pdf_pkgs = [
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