Re: [gentoo-python] Re: RFC: dropping slots on PyPy

[Michał Górny]

Dnia 2014-01-14, o godz. 14:27:03
Marien Zwart <marienz@g.o> napisał(a):

> On the other hand (at least in the short term) running an older PyPy
> isn't something I'd expect a lot of people to do: running the latest
> and greatest is usually beneficial, not just for features but also for
> better performance and fewer bugs. Chances are most users will either
> fix their code to work with latest PyPy, or run it under CPython for
> compatibility. That seems like an argument not to keep PyPy slotting
> if it's awkward to implement.

Oh, this reminds me of yet another argument. We're basically supporting
only one version of PyPy at a time. This makes the current workflow
like:

1. add new slot,

2. add PYTHON_COMPAT for new slot,

3. remove old slot.

So the two versions are really supported for a short time. I think we
may instead use the following work flow:

1. add new PyPy masked,

2. test packages,

3. unmask new PyPy :).

This would also mean that we'd be able to avoid removing old versions
of PyPy as fast as we do now.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny