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On 7 Sep 2013 02:43, "Ethan Furman" <<a href="mailto:ethan@stoneleaf.us">ethan@stoneleaf.us</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On 09/06/2013 07:51 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:<br>
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>> What guidelines determine when a bug is fixed in previous versions?<br>
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> On 09/06/2013 08:29 AM, Brian Curtin wrote:<br>
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>> If it's a bug in that version and the version is accepting bug fixes,<br>
>> i.e., not in security mode, go for it. This includes crossing the 2/3<br>
>> boundary if applicable.<br>
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> On 09/06/2013 08:31 AM, R. David Murray wrote:<br>
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>> The basic guideline is: we try very hard not to break currently working<br>
>> code in a maintenance release. Making that decision very much depends on<br>
>> the details of each individual case.<br>
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>> [so] it probably doesn't have much positive impact if it does get<br>
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>> backported, so is it worth the (small) chance of breaking someone's code?<br>
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> And they say never go to the elves for advice! ;)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Fixes that risk breaking current doctests are rarely worth backporting, so in this case, I'd say only fixing it in 3.4 is the better option.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Definitely the kind of borderline case worth asking about, though :)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers,<br>
Nick.</p>
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> ~Ethan~<br>
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