Python 2.7

[Leon Fauster]

> Am 06.04.2017 um 12:42 schrieb Keck, Hans-Peter <Hans-Peter.Keck at haufe-lexware.com>:
> 
> Hi all,
>  
> I tried to compile Varnish 5.1.1 on CentOS 6, but the configure script reported to me that Python 2.7 is now required (CentOS 6 only has Python 2.6).
> This came as a surprise to me, because it wasn’t mentioned in the changes (https://varnish-cache.org/docs/5.1/whats-new/changes-5.1.html)
> Why is 2.7 needed? If I do not use the VMODs, will I be affected by this?

Python 2.7 can be installed via SCL in CentOS6 ...

https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/SCL

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LF