[C++-sig] [Boost.Python] Request to merge some patches from trunk into 1.40 branch (was: Re: PySide has been released)

Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve rwgk at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 21 23:49:30 CEST 2009


Hi Stefan,
I merged everything Mon Aug 17.
Ralf



----- Original Message ----
From: Stefan Seefeld <seefeld at sympatico.ca>
To: Development of Python/C++ integration <cplusplus-sig at python.org>; Boost mailing list <boost at lists.boost.org>; David Abrahams <dave at boostpro.com>; Beman Dawes <bdawes at acm.org>
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:54:05 AM
Subject: Re: [C++-sig] [Boost.Python] Request to merge some patches from trunk into 1.40 branch (was: Re: PySide has been released)

Anderson,

let me forward that mail to the main boost list, and ping Beman (release 
manager) and David (boost.python maintainer).

Beman, David, if it's not too late, I may help merge trunk to the 
release branch. Let me know...

         Stefan


On 08/21/2009 08:08 AM, Anderson Lizardo wrote:
> I think it was not clear in the announcement, but PySide uses Boost.Python.
>
> And for it to work properly, we need a few patches that are already in
> Boost SVN trunk, but in none of the release branches.
>
> Therefore, is it possible to get these patches merged into the 1.40
> release branch before the final release? That would make life a lot
> easier for other distros to try PySide without requiring to apply
> patches separately.
>
> The relevant commits are listed in http://www.pyside.org/downloads/, they are:
>
> Add generic call operator support.
> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/47846
> Support C++ enums which have the same value.
> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/53660
> Fix unsigned integer converters.
> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/54919
> Fix unsigned integer converters (update).
> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/54923
>
> IMHO these patches fix important bugs in Boost.Python, and the first
> two were in trunk even before the 1.39 release, but were never
> merged...
>
> Thanks in advance,
>    


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