Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Wireshark-commits] rev 53683: /trunk/tools/ /trunk/tools/:

From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:42:57 -0800
On Dec 5, 2013, at 12:27 PM, Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 12/1/13 9:21 AM, Graham Bloice wrote:
>> 
>> BTW, why is OSX using such an ancient version of Python.  I believe only
>> 2.7 and 3.3 are supported by the Python folks.
> 
> As I recall, Buildbot on each of the OS X builders was installed using
> the version of Python that shipped with each system. Both the PPC and
> 32-bit Intel builders were running OS X 10.5, which shipped with Python
> 2.5.

I think the 32-bit Intel builder is now running 10.6 (and building for 10.5-and-later).

> I think the 64-bit Intel builder was running OS X 10.6 so it should
> be using Python 2.6, but it appears to be using 2.7.

I think it's now running 10.7 (and building for 10.6-and-later).