On 3 August 2013 22:43, Eli Bendersky eliben@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 2:45 AM, Larry Hastings larry@hastings.org wrote:
On 08/03/2013 02:08 AM, Larry Hastings wrote:
Can we, uh, live with that, for alpha 1?
Ned pointed out, signal and zipimport worked on the retry. So it's sporadic, whatever it is. I think we can live with that.
This is confusing. Why do we need an alpha release in the first place? Is it more important to make it on the exact day than to have a more functional release? Assuming that 64-bit Windows 7 is the most popular (or close to it) Windows out there today, that sounds like an annoying flaw.
The test_signal problem was just a conflict between the details of the test and having faulthandler enabled. Nothing wrong with the signal handling itself.
The above is genuine will to understand the release process rather than questioning your reasoning :-)
Alpha deadlines are the ones with the *least* excuses for delays. It's better to expose the 99.9% that is working for broader feedback rather than holding that side of the process up for a couple of minor flaws.
The trade-offs change as you move closer to a final release, but this early in the cycle erring on the side of "just ship it" is a good way to go.
Cheers, Nick.
-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia