[Python-Dev] update on 2.7.4

[Benjamin Peterson]

2013/2/3 Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com>:
>
> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> As you may have noticed, no 2.7.4 rc has been created yet. Yesterday,
>> the buildbots were all red, and release blocker issues had to be dealt
>> with. Today, I was not as availabIe and people were fixing
>> important-looking crashers. In general, there seems to have been a lot
>> more last-minute scrambling around than usual for a bugfix release.
>>
>> I'm afraid I'm still going to have to delay longer to see if we can
>> get a few security patches in. It could be next week.
>
>
> Thanks for the update, Benjamin. Given the recent discussions and events, I
> would feel even safer if more than a week passed. I don't see how waiting a
> bit longer is going to hurt anyone. At this point in 2.7's life, stability
> is perhaps the most important thing.
>
> Perhaps this is the right time to specifically ask all contributors to
> consider what may be blocking such a release - any bugs you recall seeing
> that appear important and must be fixed?

Friendly reminder: Please set such bugs to the "release blocker"
priority. Otherwise, I will not see them.



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Regards,
Benjamin