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Sebastian Pipping <sping@g.o> said: |
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> On 03/04/10 19:22, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote: |
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> > All problems, which were blocking stabilization of Python 3, have been fixed. |
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> > Stabilization of Python 3.1.2 is currently scheduled on 2010-04-19. |
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> #python on Freenode still reads "It's too early to use Python 3.x". |
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> Are they wrong? |
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I'd believe them. |
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> Are we at a point already where we can feed 90% of the Python 2.x code |
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> out there to Python 3 without problems? |
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Doesn't seem that way. |
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> Has QA given their blessing to this? |
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Absolutely not. Its actually the opposite. Until 90+% of the tree just |
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works with the new version of python, it should not be stabilized. The |
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stable tree should all Just Work together. Stabilizing python-3 at this |
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point would be the equivalent of me stabilizing gcc-4.5 after its been |
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in the tree for a few months and nothing else works with it. Sure, gcc |
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works just fine, but it can't compile half of the tree. |
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I hope everyone can see that this is a terrible idea and of no use to |
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our stable users. If a stable user really needs Python-3, they will |
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have the technical ability to unmask it and use it properly. |
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Mark Loeser |
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email - halcy0n AT gentoo DOT org |
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email - mark AT halcy0n DOT com |
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web - http://www.halcy0n.com |
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