[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #13156: revert changeset f6feed6ec3f9, which was only relevant for native
"Martin v. Löwis"
martin at v.loewis.de
Sat Oct 15 13:47:50 CEST 2011
>> -- Issue #10517: After fork(), reinitialize the TLS used by the
>> PyGILState_* - APIs, to avoid a crash with the pthread implementation in
>> RHEL 5. Patch - by Charles-François Natali.
>
> You should restore this NEWS entry and add a new one to say that the patch has
> been reverted.
This may be a done deal, but: no. If a patch is reverted, the NEWS entry
that got in with it gets out again on reversal. The NEWS file
is for users of the release; there is no point telling them that a
change was made first, and than got undone.
Regards,
Martin
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