[Python-Dev] patch handling (was: Python 1.6 timing)

[David Ascher]

From: "Guido van Rossum" <guido@CNRI.Reston.VA.US>
To: <python-dev@python.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] patch handling (was: Python 1.6 timing)


> > I assume you'll get a similar response from many people: hopefully,
> > for each patch it will either get booed automatically (hey! I just added
> > braces instead of indentation to the parser) or will interest someone.
>
> The thing here that makes me slightly uncomfortable is how to keep
> track of patches that nobody picks up.

Sourceforge has a nice patch manager which allows a GUI'ish view of patches
in context, discarding/deferring/etc.  The code is available and open
source.

--david