From 4da190355beb6c5ab1e4025304590ee05f8ee6d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mirko Galimberti <me@mirkogalimberti.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:21:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add check (and add fallback) for `python3` cmd availability
 on linux dependencies build script (#8968)

---
 tools/build_linux_dependencies.sh | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/build_linux_dependencies.sh b/tools/build_linux_dependencies.sh
index 29534b28bf..46559646a9 100755
--- a/tools/build_linux_dependencies.sh
+++ b/tools/build_linux_dependencies.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,14 @@ mkdir kivy-dependencies/dist
 # Build the dependencies
 pushd kivy-dependencies/build
 
-IS_RPI=$(python3 -c "import platform; print('1' if 'raspberrypi' in platform.uname() else '0')")
+# Check if "python3" exists, otherwise use "python" as fallback (which is the case for manylinux)
+if command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+  PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python3
+else
+  PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python
+fi 
+
+IS_RPI=$($PYTHON_EXECUTABLE -c "import platform; print('1' if 'raspberrypi' in platform.uname() else '0')")
 if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "armhf" ]; then
   IS_ARMHF=1
 else