[Python-Dev] Merging 3.2 to 3.3 is messy because "Misc/NEWS"

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:51:44 -0500
Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> On 11/8/2011 10:49 AM, Jesus Cea wrote:
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> > When merging from 3.2 to 3.3 "Misc/NEWS" always conflicts (lately).
> > Instead of copy&paste the test manually between versions, has anybody
> > a better workflow?.
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> If a bug is fixed in 3.2.latest, then it will not be new in 3.3.0, so 
> perhaps it should not be added there. NEWS could just refer back to 
> previous sections.

So people who download 3.3 would also have to download 3.2 to get the
complete list of changes? That's confusing.