From dd98884bb43afdb64a21fc9e98f94f74572ab088 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:45:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] buildcommands: Use regular str() types for input on Python2

Avoid using unicode() types on Python2 as it can lead to subtle
errors.

Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
---
 scripts/buildcommands.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/buildcommands.py b/scripts/buildcommands.py
index 37e47f85..2acf3e84 100644
--- a/scripts/buildcommands.py
+++ b/scripts/buildcommands.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ def check_output(prog):
     if retcode:
         return ""
     try:
-        return output.decode()
+        return str(output.decode('utf8'))
     except UnicodeError:
         logging.debug("Exception on decode: %s" % (traceback.format_exc(),))
         return ""