[Python-Dev] Current patch process question

[Scott David Daniels]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>>> There seem to be two places to plausibly introduce a change: py3k and
>>> trunk.  Should I submit changes for trunk, py3k, or both?  ....
>> Patches are usually first checked into trunk, and then svnmerge'd to py3k.
>> So it makes more sense to submit your patch against trunk.
>>
>>> For myself, I'd like to know if I should add a patch file for the py3k
>>> branch, or will that simply make more work for someone else?
>> If porting the patch to py3k is trivial, you shouldn't care. svnmerge will take
>> care of it.
>> If, on the other hand, porting your patch requires many changes, or delicate
>> ones, providing a patch against py3k can make the committer's life easier.
> 
> I usually abstain from "me too" messages, but only this time:
> as Antoine says.

Thanks to both of you for the quick response.  In this case, the port
should be dirt simple, so I'll consider myself done until comments
come back on the patch.

--Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org