[Python-Dev] hg.python.org should default to defaut, not 2.7

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:34:56 -0700
Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> Ned Deily wrote:
> > In article <k1ogk6$uns$1 at ger.gmane.org>, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> If one goes to http://hg.python.org/cpython/ and clicks 'browse', it 
> >> defaults to 2.7, not to default (now 3.3). Moreover, there is no 
> >> indication that it is defaulting to an old branch rather than current 
> >> default, as one might reasonably expect. I found this very confusing 
> >> when I was trying to get a link for a python-list post and the code did 
> >> not look right.
> > 
> > It defaults to "tip" which is the most recently pushed change set.  At 
> > the moment, it just so happens that tip is a 2.7 change set.  Usually a 
> > change set for "default" will be the most recent but not always.  You 
> > just need to check the branch list.
> 
> So is it not possible to have the default stay at "default" instead of 
> at "tip"?

http://bz.selenic.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2815

Regards

Antoine.


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