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)