[Python-Dev] [Python-3000] Code freeze?

Eric Smith eric+python-dev at trueblade.com
Fri Feb 29 19:08:24 CET 2008


Barry Warsaw wrote:
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> On Feb 28, 2008, at 4:03 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
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>> Barry Warsaw wrote:
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>>> On Feb 28, 2008, at 2:49 PM, Christian Heimes wrote:
>>>> Hey Barry!
>>> Hi Christian!
>>>> When are you planing to freeze the code of the trunk and branches/py3k
>>>> for the upcoming alpha releases? I'll merge the last modifications  
>>>> from
>>>> 2.6 to 3.0 in a couple of minutes. All tests on Linux are looking  
>>>> good,
>>>> except for the two profile tests on 3.0. I'm going to test Windows  
>>>> later.
>>> Okay, let's go ahead and make it official.
>>> I plan on cutting the alphas for 2.6 and 3.0 at about 6pm Eastern  
>>> (UTC-5) time or 2300 UTC.  Let's freeze the tree one hour prior to  
>>> that: 2200 UTC Friday 29-Feb-2008.
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>> Argh!  I was going to check the last of the PEP 3127 changes in 
>> tonight, but I won't make it by 6 pm EST.  I have them finished, but 
>> no tests written, so I'm not comfortable checking them in yet.  I 
>> guess it's no big deal that they slip until the next alpha.
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> Sorry, I notice my message might not have been clear.  As of this 
> writing, you have 23 hours and 54 minute before code freeze :).
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> Code freeze: 2200 UTC 29-Feb-2008
> Alpha making: 2300 UTC 29-Feb-2008

It turns out I'm not going to make this first alpha with the rest of the 
PEP 3127 changes.  The code doesn't handle all combinations of (int, 
long) and (str, unicode).  I'll get it finished before the next alpha.

Eric.


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