New Wiki-based Python 2.0 Info Area
At our PythonLabs group meeting last Tuesday we decided that we needed to set up a Patches page and a FAQ for Python 2.0. (This because we don't see a reason yet to issue a bugfix release, but we do need to answer some common questions and point people to some patches.) I figured that we could do ourselves a favor by making this a set of dynamic pages maintained wiki-style, rather than static pages (especially since I've managed to personally become the bottleneck for editing the static pages, until the move of python.org to a DC hosted machine is complete :-). So, when I saw the announcement of MoinMoin, a Wiki clone written in Python as a single CGI script, I decided to try it -- instead of ZWiki, which might be the obvious choice given my new employer. This is not because I don't like Zope or ZWiki, but because we can learn from using different implementations of the same idea. So, I humbly present the Python 2.0 Info Area: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin I've added one critical patch, three non-critical (misc) patches, answers to two frequent bug reports to the FAQ page, and a bunch of links to the front page. Note that to generate patches, I use SourceForge cvsweb's diff feature. The URLs are ugly, but only the page editors see these, and it saves having to store copies of the patches. I'd like to get some feedback from the python-dev group before I link it into the 2.0 home page. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 11:07:13AM -0500, Guido van Rossum wrote:
So, I humbly present the Python 2.0 Info Area:
I've added one critical patch, three non-critical (misc) patches,
Looks good. I'd never seen a Wiki thing before, and the naming requirements takes a bit getting used to, but I think it looks great, regardless :) It also reminds me that we still need to fix the erroneous conclusion by configure that BSDI has large file support, just because it has an off_t type that is 64 bit. (It does have that, it just doesn't use that in any of the seek/tell functions available.) Trent, you were making noises about looking at it, when I left for ApacheCon. Did you ever get to look at it ? If not, I'll see if I can figure it out ;P Once it's fixed, I think it should be added to CriticalPatches, but it might not be as straightforward as pointing to a cvsweb URL ;P -- Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net> Hi! I'm a .signature virus! copy me into your .signature file to help me spread!
On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 05:31:07PM +0100, Thomas Wouters wrote:
It also reminds me that we still need to fix the erroneous conclusion by configure that BSDI has large file support, just because it has an off_t type that is 64 bit. (It does have that, it just doesn't use that in any of the seek/tell functions available.) Trent, you were making noises about looking at it, when I left for ApacheCon. Did you ever get to look at it ?
No. I was in Washington D.C. for the past week at SD 2000 (and getting occassionally verbally abused by Tim about 64-bit stuff).
If not, I'll see if I can figure it out ;P
I can answer questions about fixing it but you can test it, so better for you to submit the patch.
Once it's fixed, I think it should be added to CriticalPatches, but it might not be as straightforward as pointing to a cvsweb URL ;P
Sure. Yes, it will probably be more than one file (configure.in, configure, and fileobject.c). Whatever, I don't think it should be a problem to put up the actually checkin patch rather than a link. Thanks! Trent -- Trent Mick TrentM@ActiveState.com
Guido> I'd like to get some feedback from the python-dev group before I Guido> link it into the 2.0 home page. Looks good to me. Skip
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