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@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Python runtime
option of the ``configure`` script to point QEMU to a supported
version of the Python runtime.
- As of QEMU |version|, the minimum supported version of Python is 3.8.
+ As of QEMU |version|, the minimum supported version of Python is 3.9.
Python build dependencies
Some of QEMU's build dependencies are written in Python. Usually these
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ Rust build dependencies
to build QEMU.
Optional build dependencies
- Build components whose absence does not affect the ability to build
- QEMU may not be available in distros, or may be too old for QEMU's
- requirements. Many of these, such as the Avocado testing framework
- or various linters, are written in Python and therefore can also
- be installed using ``pip``. Cross compilers are another example
+ Build components whose absence does not affect the ability to build QEMU
+ may not be available in distros, or may be too old for our requirements.
+ Many of these, such as additional modules for the functional testing
+ framework or various linters, are written in Python and therefore can
+ also be installed using ``pip``. Cross compilers are another example
of optional build-time dependency; in this case it is possible to
download them from repositories such as EPEL, to use container-based
cross compilation using ``docker`` or ``podman``, or to use pre-built