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| author | Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93@gmail.com> | 2025-03-03 12:00:59 -0500 |
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| committer | Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93@gmail.com> | 2025-03-07 10:20:54 -0500 |
| commit | e132a60ad1e1b486f1f528b4c129d084add5d86c (patch) | |
| tree | 36aeb984f24d55fa331313cd00fc0dee66aabd8b /docs/markdown/FAQ.md | |
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| download | meson-e132a60ad1e1b486f1f528b4c129d084add5d86c.tar.gz | |
docs: describe the support policy for python versions
Bug: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/14322
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diff --git a/docs/markdown/FAQ.md b/docs/markdown/FAQ.md index 810e9da23..9daf9ae98 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/markdown/FAQ.md @@ -333,6 +333,24 @@ that could fulfill these requirements: Out of these we have chosen Python because it is the best fit for our needs. +## Do you at least support my ancient python install? + +Yes! :) We have a relatively sedate version support policy. You can read about +it in the [Contributing documentation](Contributing.md#python) + +We are also willing to support old versions of meson as LTS releases, +particularly, if it is the final version to support a given python version. If +you have a use case, please discuss it with us and be willing to help backport +bug fixes. + +- python 3.5: [supported through Meson 0.56.2](Release-notes-for-0.56.0.md#python-35-support-will-be-dropped-in-the-next-release) +- python 3.6: [supported through Meson 0.61.5](Release-notes-for-0.61.0.md#python-36-support-will-be-dropped-in-the-next-release) +- python 3.7: currently actively supported by Meson + +We encourage projects to support a wide range of Meson versions if they are not +actually using the latest features anyway. In many, many cases it is quite +practical to support e.g. Meson 0.61. + ## But I really want a version of Meson that doesn't use python! Ecosystem diversity is good. We encourage interested users to write this |