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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 0d7aed0c27e..ffbd48b040e 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -84,6 +84,27 @@ parameter. The default value of 0, indicates there is no limit. The limit is applied individually to netlogon and ldap. When the process limit is exceeded Samba drops new connections immediately. +python3 support +--------------- + +The version of python which is now the default for samba is python3. +'configure' & 'make' will execute using python3. It is possible to still +specify an additional python version with '--extra-python' +e.g. '--extra-python=/usr/bin/python2'. It should be noted that support for +this option will be deprecated in a future release. + +What if I need to build with python2? To build with python2 you *must* set +the 'PYTHON' environent variable to override the python3 default for both +'configure' and 'make' steps. + + 'PYTHON=python2 ./configure.developer' +& + 'PYTHON=python2 make' + +Note: Support for python2 (with the exception of a build configured with + 'PYTHON=python2 ./configure --disable-python' and built with + 'PYTHON=python2 make' will be deprecated in the next release. + REMOVED FEATURES ================ |