In the most recent release, gyp/common.py includes the Walrus operator. This operator was introduced in python 3.8. Build environments that are still required to run on Debian Buster are stuck with python 3.7.3-1.
Node Version: 20.16.0
NodeGyp Version: 10.2
Platform: Debian Buster/10
Compiler: gcc 8.3.0
Module: unimportant
Relevant output
```sh
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp info using node-gyp@10.2.0
gyp info using node@20.16.0 | linux | x64
gyp info find Python using Python version 3.7.3 found at "/usr/bin/python3"
...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 42, in
import gyp # noqa: E402
File "/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 9, in
import gyp.input
File "/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 8, in
import gyp.common
File "/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/common.py", line 435
if CC := os.environ.get("CC_target") or os.environ.get("CC"):
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
```
cclauss
commented
3 months ago
In the most recent release, gyp/common.py includes the Walrus operator. This operator was introduced in python 3.8. Build environments that are still required to run on Debian Buster are stuck with python 3.7.3-1.
Relevant output
```sh gyp info it worked if it ends with ok gyp info using node-gyp@10.2.0 gyp info using node@20.16.0 | linux | x64 gyp info find Python using Python version 3.7.3 found at "/usr/bin/python3" ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 42, in