[Python-3000] PEP 3108 and the demise of bsddb3

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Sep 4, 2008, at 12:20 PM, Jesus Cea wrote:

> I'm a bit worried about you restoring bsddb and be pulled-off shortly
> again if I can't resolve any remaining issues in minutes :). But I  
> would
> take the risk.

Don't worry about that.  Guido's decision will be binding for 3.0.

> PS: Something to consider, also, is that (I think), some buildbot  
> could
> crash (core dump) while running the bsddb testsuite. That would be an
> issue with Berkeley DB installation, not bsddb module, undetected  
> until
> now because no code used the Berkeley DB library. Since the run would
> crash with core dump, it wouldn't verify the entire python testsuite.
> That would be a big issue. What can be done then, if the buildbot  
> admins
> are not available to verify library versions, provide the coredump,  
> and so?.

Live with it.

- -Barry

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