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On Thu, 2021-05-06 at 09:31 +0200, Michał Górny wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> As you have probably noticed, the first Python 3.10.0 beta has landed |
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> (which means no major changes anymore, only bug fixes), and I've started |
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> adding python3.10 target to various packages. So far I've managed to |
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> reach pytest which is a good sign but there are still many broken |
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> (upstream) packages. |
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> You can try porting some low-hanging fruit already but please note |
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> the following: |
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> 1. The target is stable-masked and won't be stable for at least another |
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> half a year (final 3.10.0 release is planned in September). |
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> 2. Remember to test packages. In my very short experience, 3.10 breaks |
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> more stuff than 3.9 or 3.8 did (but then, I've started testing earlier). |
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> 3. Do *not* revbump when adding 3.10. It's stable-masked, so you don't |
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> have to worry about breaking stable. |
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> 4. If you're about to bump what looks like low-hanging fruit, it's |
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> a good idea to try porting the current version first. More versions |
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> with py3.10 support to choose from, less problems later on. Though |
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> I suppose it doesn't matter much given that it won't go stable in a few |
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> months. |
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> 5. If stuff fails, try upstream's VCS -- there might be some easy |
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> backports available. |
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> 6. Note that urllib3 is not yet ready which means a significant portion |
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> of packages is blocked anyway. |
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> If you have any problems, feel free to ping me. |
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Oh, and if you're using pkgcheck, it will give you a PythonCompatUpdate |
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result if the package in question has all the deps ready. |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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