[Python-Dev] Unicode patches checked in

Greg Stein gstein@lyra.org
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 04:01:36 -0800 (PST)


On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Christian Tismer wrote:
>...
> Would it be possible to make the Unicode support configurable?

This might be interesting from the standpoint of those guys who are doing
the tiny Python interpreter thingy for embedded systems.

> My problem is that patches in the CVS are of different kinds.
> Some are error corrections and enhancements which I would
> definately like to use.
> Others are brand new features like the Unicode support.
> Absolutely great stuff! But this will most probably change
> a number of times again, and I think it is a bad idea when
> I include it into my Stackless distribution.
> 
> I'd appreciate it very much if I could use the same CVS tree
> for testing new stuff, and to build my distribution, with
> new features switched off. Please :-)

But! I find this reason completely off the mark. In essence, you're
arguing that we should not put *any* new feature into the CVS repository
because it might mess up what *you* are doing.

Sorry, but that just irks me. If you want a stable Python, then don't use
the CVS version. Or base it off a specific tag in CVS. Or something. Just
don't ask for development to be stopped.

Cheers,
-g

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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/