[Python-Dev] Issue 11715: building Python from source on multiarch Debian/Ubuntu

[Georg Brandl]

Am 31.03.2011 19:35, schrieb Éric Araujo:
>> I would like to apply this patch (or its moral equivalent) to all active,
>> affected branches of Python, meaning 2.5 through 2.7, and 3.1 through 3.3, as
>> soon as possible.  Without this, it will be very difficult for anyone on
>> future Ubuntu or Debian releases to build Python.  Since it's not a new
>> feature, but just a minor fix to the build process, I think it should be okay
>> to back port.
> 
> If I understand the policy correctly, 2.5 and 2.6 are not considered
> active branches, so any doc, build or bug fixes are not acceptable.

I wouldn't say doc fixes are not acceptable, but they are rather pointless
since there won't be any more online docs or released docs for those versions.

Georg