[Python-Dev] hg.python.org should default to defaut, not 2.7

[Ethan Furman]

Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:34:56 -0700
> Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
>> Ned Deily wrote:
>>> Terry Reedy wrote:
>>>> If one goes to http://hg.python.org/cpython/ and clicks 'browse', it 
>>>> defaults to 2.7, not to default (now 3.3). Moreover, there is no 
>>>> indication that it is defaulting to an old branch rather than current 
>>>> default, as one might reasonably expect. I found this very confusing 
>>>> when I was trying to get a link for a python-list post and the code did 
>>>> not look right.
 >>>
>>> It defaults to "tip" which is the most recently pushed change set.  At 
>>> the moment, it just so happens that tip is a 2.7 change set.  Usually a 
>>> change set for "default" will be the most recent but not always.  You 
>>> just need to check the branch list.
 >>
>> So is it not possible to have the default stay at "default" instead of 
>> at "tip"?
> 
> http://bz.selenic.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2815

Thanks, Antoine.

For those with click-a-phobia (Steven? ;) the short answer is "No". 
Branches it is, then.

~Ethan~