[Python-Dev] Goals for patch selection for 2.1.2

[Anthony Baxter]

>>> "Fred L. Drake, Jr." wrote
>   Since the point of a strictly bug-fix release is to fix bugs, I
> would not tie the 2.1.2 release to 2.2 in any way.  The 2.2
> developments remain a cheap source of bug fixes, though, so anything
> that was an actual bug fix should be considered for 2.1.2.  If an
> alternate fix is needed because the codebase changed too much (which
> may be very possible this time), a completely new patch may be
> needed.

I agree  - there's also the possibility that there will be additional 
patches needed to fix a bug in code that's just not relevant for 2.2 
(this is less likely), or an alternate fix might be needed that's
not as thorough as one in 2.2 (where there's a large fix, a smaller 
workaround might be more appropriate for 2.1.2)


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