Re: [PATCH] drm/msm: remove python 3.9 dependency for compiling msm

[Doug Anderson]

Hi,

On Tue, May 7, 2024 at 4:05 PM Abhinav Kumar <quic_abhinavk@quicinccom> wrote:
>
> Since commit 5acf49119630 ("drm/msm: import gen_header.py script from Mesa"),
> compilation is broken on machines having python versions older than 3.9
> due to dependency on argparse.BooleanOptionalAction.
>
> Switch to use simple bool for the validate flag to remove the dependency.
>
> Fixes: 5acf49119630 ("drm/msm: import gen_header.py script from Mesa")
> Signed-off-by: Abhinav Kumar <quic_abhinavk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/registers/gen_header.py | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

No idea if we're supposed to allow python as a build dependency. That
being said, I can confirm that this fixes the problem for me since I
ran into it too [1].

Tested-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAD=FV=XnpS-=CookKxzFM8og9WCSEMxfESmfTYH811438qg4ng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx