[Python-Dev] Python 2.2.2b1 checkin freeze

[Jack Jansen]

> On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 05:45:59PM -0400, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>> I've committed the last changes for Python 2.2.2b1 -- the Misc/NEWS
>> file.  I'm now going to follow the rest of the PEP 102 script until
>> the release is done.  In the mean time, please no more checkins to the
>> 2.2 branch!

Sigh, just got around to giving 2.2.2b1 a first spin on MacOS9 
(yes, I'm back since saturday but didn't have email access until 
yesterday, so it's only since this afternoon I'm aware of the 
2.2.2 schedule), and it crashes the machine hard in the test 
suite after gobbling up all memory. The problem may be in 
test_class, or it could be the victim of an earlier memory 
problem, I'm still investigating. Ah, found it! It's the stack 
limit problem I ran into with 2.3a0 too. So, this particular fix 
should be okay to check in (it's in the mac-only .mcp project) 
but I'll wait for an okay from you anyway.

If I find more problems I think the options are (I think)
- I refrain from checking anything in until 2.2.2 for unix/win 
has been released, then I grab hold of the maint branch and 
check fixes in and we release MacPython 2.2.2 with a slightly 
different set of sources, or
- You hold up the release process until I've found the problem 
and fixed it, and then we do 2.2.2b2 to make sure the fix 
doesn't break any other platforms.

It's your call,
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