[Python-Dev] Status of various Python branches

[Jeremy Hylton]

>>>>> "TP" == Tim Peters <tim.one@comcast.net> writes:

  >> Speaking of maintenance branches, the test suite currently fails
  >> on the release22-maint branch.  test_descr encounters a fatal
  >> Python error.  The tail of the output is:
  >>
  >> Testing deepcopy of recursive objects...  Testing uninitialized
  >> module objects...  Testing pickling of classes with __slots__ ...
  >> Testing __doc__ descriptor...  Testing for __imul__ problems...
  >> Testing that copy.*copy() correctly uses __setstate__...  Testing
  >> resurrection of new-style instance...  Fatal Python error: GC
  >> object already in linked list

  TP> Did you do an update and a fresh build?  That's exactly how the
  TP> current branch test_gc would fail if you're using the released
  TP> 2.2.1 Python, or anything after that older than about yesterday.

I thought I was, but apparently not.  Another round of update and
build and the problem went away.

Jeremy