Python: Upgrade from 2.7.3 to 2.7.9:

- Based on Paul Eggletons work to partially upgrade to Python 2.7.6

Modified:
default-versions.inc: switched to python 2.7.9
generate-manifest-2.7.py: fixed _sysconfigdata
python-2.7-manifest.inc: fixed _sysconfigdata
python.inc: Updated checksums and source, no LICENSE
change just updated some dates
python-native_2.7.3 -> python-native_2.7.9 and updated patches
python_2.7.3 -> python_2.7.9, and added ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=no
ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=no in EXTRA_OECONF to solve python
issue #3754, only needed when cross compiling, also updated patches
use_sysroot_ncurses_instead_of_host.patch: New patch to use ncursesw
from sysroot instead of hosts, introduced by fix for python issue #15268

Rebased:
01-use-proper-tools-for-cross-build.patch
03-fix-tkinter-detection.patch
05-enable-ctypes-cross-build.patch
06-avoid_usr_lib_termcap_path_in_linking.patch
avoid_warning_about_tkinter.patch
builddir.patch
fix_for_using_different_libdir.patch
host_include_contamination.patch
multilib.patch
nohostlibs.patch
search_db_h_in_inc_dirs_and_avoid_warning.patch

Deleted (fixed on upstream):
06-ctypes-libffi-fix-configure.patch
CVE-2013-4073_py27.patch
gcc-4.8-fix-configure-Wformat.patch
json-flaw-fix.patch
posix_close.patch
pypirc-secure.patch
python-2.7.3-CVE-2012-2135.patch
python-2.7.3-CVE-2013-1752-smtplib-fix.patch
python-2.7.3-CVE-2014-1912.patch
python-2.7.3-CVE-2014-7185.patch
python-2.7.3-berkeley-db-5.3.patch
python-fix-build-error-with-Readline-6.3.patch
remove-BOM-insection-code.patch
remove_sqlite_rpath.patch
python2.7.3-nossl3.patch

[YOCTO #7059]

(From OE-Core rev: d4ad95f0d5f08891637c644e85b09da9c4585059)

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Hernandez <alejandro.hernandez@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-versions.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-versions.inc
index 6e92aa5499..573063edfb 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/default-versions.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/default-versions.inc
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 # Force the python versions in one place
 PYTHON_BASEVERSION ?= "2.7"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_python ?= "2.7.3"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_python-native ?= "2.7.3"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_python ?= "2.7.9"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_python-native ?= "2.7.9"
 
 # Force the older version of liberation-fonts until we fix the fontforge issue
 PREFERRED_VERSION_liberation-fonts ?= "1.04"