[Python-Dev] Non-code changes on "old" branches

[Mark Hammond]

Hi,
   There are a couple of changes I'd like to make and would like some 
guidance on policy:

http://bugs.python.org/issue6498 is a documentation bug which exists in 
Python 2.6 and later.  The patch in that bug touches the docs and a 
comment in one source file.  Is it acceptable to push that change to the 
2.6 branch, or should I start with 2.7?

My request re .hgignore from yesterday didn't get any complaints, so I 
intend opening a bug, asking for review here and if I don't get 
objections in a day or so, pushing the change.  This really should go 
all the way back to 2.5 even though that release has long been closed. 
Is it acceptable to push a change to .hgignore to the 2.5 branch?  If 
not, where should I start with such a change?

I ask these questions primarily as the dev guide tells me I should 
forward-port all changes - thus, I need to know the earliest versions I 
can use before I can even start the process...

Thanks,

Mark