[Python-Dev] Mercurial Schedule

[Guido van Rossum]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:25 AM, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
> Am 17.11.2010 08:18, schrieb Georg Brandl:
>> Am 16.11.2010 19:38, schrieb Jesus Cea:
>>> Is there any updated mercurial schedule?.
>>>
>>> Any impact related with the new 3.2 schedule (three weeks offset)?
>>
>> I've been trying to contact Dirkjan and ask; generally, I don't
>> see much connection to the 3.2 schedule (with the exception that
>> the final migration day should not be a release day.)
>
> Please reconsider. When Python migrates to Mercurial, new features
> will be added to Python, most notably a new way of identifying versions,
> perhaps new variables in the sys module. So far, the policy has been
> that no new features can be added after beta 1. So consequentially,
> migrating 3.2 to Mercurial would violate that policy if done after b1.
> Consequentially, we would need to release 3.2 from Subversion, which
> in turn means that the Mercurial migration should be delayed until
> after 3.2 is released.
>
> Alternatively, b1 should be postponed until after the Mercurial
> migration is done.

I think this "new feature" is not so shocking that it can be used as
an argument to hold up the migration. If you have another reason to
stop the migration please say so; personally I can't wait for it to
happen.

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