[Python-Dev] Issue 11715: building Python from source on multiarch Debian/Ubuntu

[Barry Warsaw]

On Apr 01, 2011, at 02:07 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:

>(and, no, I don't think building an old Python on a new Debian/Ubuntu
>system is anymore important than other kinds of bug or build fixes;
>let's stop implying that Ubuntu is the dominant OS out there, because
>it's really not)

For the record, I wouldn't object to build fixes required to continue to build
Python on say Windows 7 after some security patch broke the build.  Or Gentoo,
or OS X.  I think there's no harm in build system or doc fixes that will have
no effect on functionality.  The difference is that even the simplest bug fix
can change behavior, but a build system fix or doc fix will not.

I agree with the position that back porting such fixes should not be required
but also aren't prohibited.

-Barry
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