[issue27434] cross-building python 3.6 with an older interpreter fails

[Xavier de Gaye]

New submission from Xavier de Gaye:

Cross-building the 3.6 source with PYTHON_FOR_BUILD using archlinux python 3.5.1 as found in PATH, fails with:

_PYTHON_PROJECT_BASE=/home/xavier/src/android/pyona/build/python3.6-android-21-x86 _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM=linux-x86 PYTHONPATH=/home/xavier/src/packages/android/cpython/Lib:/home/xavier/src/packages/android/cpython/Lib/plat-i386-linux-gnu python3 -S -m sysconfig --generate-posix-vars ;\
if test $? -ne 0 ; then \
	echo "generate-posix-vars failed" ; \
	rm -f ./pybuilddir.txt ; \
	exit 1 ; \
fi
Could not import runpy module
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/xavier/src/packages/android/cpython/Lib/runpy.py", line 15, in <module>
    import importlib.util
  File "/home/xavier/src/packages/android/cpython/Lib/importlib/util.py", line 25
    raise ValueError(f'no package specified for {repr(name)} '
                                                             ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
generate-posix-vars failed


The reason is that the syntax of formatted string literals is unknown to python 3.5.

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components: Cross-Build
messages: 269666
nosy: Alex.Willmer, doko, xdegaye
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: cross-building python 3.6 with an older interpreter fails
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.6

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