Update doc, change python floor from 2.4 to 2.7.

4 files changed, 15 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/doc/man/scons.xml b/doc/man/scons.xml
index 8d52c1e69..55f2d6345 100644
--- a/doc/man/scons.xml
+++ b/doc/man/scons.xml
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ try to access a list member that
 does not exist.</para>
 
 <para><command>scons</command>
-requires Python version 2.4 or later.
+requires Python version 2.7 or later.
 There should be no other dependencies or requirements to run
 <emphasis role="bold">scons.</emphasis></para>
 
diff --git a/doc/python10/process.xml b/doc/python10/process.xml
index 24645e61f..6c790d0b4 100644
--- a/doc/python10/process.xml
+++ b/doc/python10/process.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <listitem>
     <para>
 
-      &SCons; will be written to Python version 2.4 (to ensure
+      &SCons; will be written to Python version 2.7 (to ensure
       usability by a wide install base).
 
     </para>
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      
+
       In practice, simple tests only
       need to initialize a test object, use the object to write some
       input files, run &SCons;, and then check whatever criteria
diff --git a/doc/user/build-install.xml b/doc/user/build-install.xml
index ca40b0445..d107b4a79 100644
--- a/doc/user/build-install.xml
+++ b/doc/user/build-install.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <!ENTITY % scons SYSTEM "../scons.mod">
     %scons;
-    
+
     <!ENTITY % builders-mod SYSTEM "../generated/builders.mod">
     %builders-mod;
     <!ENTITY % functions-mod SYSTEM "../generated/functions.mod">
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     %tools-mod;
     <!ENTITY % variables-mod SYSTEM "../generated/variables.mod">
     %variables-mod;
-    
+
 ]>
 
 <chapter id="chap-build-install"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
   to configure simple &SCons; builds without knowing Python,
   so you can skip this section if you
   want to dive in and pick up things
-  by example- -or, of course, if you are 
+  by example- -or, of course, if you are
   already familiar with Python.
 
   </para>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
 
     <para>
 
-    &SCons; will work with any 2.x version of Python from 2.4 on;
+    &SCons; will work with any 2.x version of Python from 2.7 on;
     3.0 and later are not yet supported.
     If you need to install Python and have a choice,
     we recommend using the most recent 2.x Python version available.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
       a specific &SCons; RPM file,
       you can download and install from the
       generic RPM provided by the &SCons; project.
-      This will install the 
+      This will install the
       SCons script(s) in <filename>/usr/bin</filename>,
       and the SCons library modules in
       <filename>/usr/lib/scons</filename>.
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
       This would
       install the <application>scons</application> script in
       <filename>/opt/scons/bin</filename>
-      and the build engine in 
+      and the build engine in
       <filename>/opt/scons/lib/scons</filename>,
 
       </para>
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
       relative to the user's <literal>$HOME</literal> directory,
       the &scons; script in
       <filename>$HOME/bin</filename>
-      and the build engine in 
+      and the build engine in
       <filename>$HOME/lib/scons</filename>,
       simply type:
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ $ <userinput>python setup.py install --prefix=$HOME</userinput>
     while: statements look like
 
     break statements look like
-    
+
     continue statements look like
 
     </para>
diff --git a/doc/user/misc.xml b/doc/user/misc.xml
index a71663f2a..286963d21 100644
--- a/doc/user/misc.xml
+++ b/doc/user/misc.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE sconsdoc [
     <!ENTITY % scons SYSTEM "../scons.mod">
     %scons;
-    
+
     <!ENTITY % builders-mod SYSTEM "../generated/builders.mod">
     %builders-mod;
     <!ENTITY % functions-mod SYSTEM "../generated/functions.mod">
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@
 
     <para>
 
-    Although the &SCons; code itself will run 
-    on any 2.x Python version 2.4 or later,
+    Although the &SCons; code itself will run
+    on any 2.x Python version 2.7 or later,
     you are perfectly free to make use of
-    Python syntax and modules from more modern versions
-    (for example, Python 2.5 or 2.6)
+    Python syntax and modules from later versions
     when writing your &SConscript; files
     or your own local modules.
     If you do this, it's usually helpful to