Hi Angelo, On Tue, 26 May 2015 09:56:47 +0200, Angelo Compagnucci wrote: > Dear Jean Delvare, > > Now that python3 support was added to python-smbus, could you release > a new stable version with it? > > This way, py-smbus with python3 support could be included in > distributions that usually don't pick unstable packages.
I understand that distributions don't want to ship unstable packages, however they can (and do) cherry-pick individual commits to fix bugs or add features they want. If you have a specific need, you can always ask your distribution to consider backporting a few commits. In this specific case, there's a dedicated stable branch for i2c-tools 3.1 so it's even easier. > Is there any planned roadmap or showstopper that makes this thing difficult? The main blocker is that I'm always so busy and can never find the time for the release. Another problem is that it's the first release which will include libi2c, and with that the first API will be set. After that, it's harder to change it I got it wrong for any reason. I had plans to extend the API a bit too (basically merging i2cbusses into the library.) I guess that's the reason why I'm always delaying the release. But to be honest, I suppose that no problem will be reported until the library is widely used, and that just can't happen until it's part of a stable release. So it's a kind of chicken-and-egg problem. For the legacy branch (3.1), there's no libi2c excuse, and I did consider a release after adding support for python3, but canceled the idea after seeing only 2 lines in the CHANGES file. That being said, there's so little happening on that branch that maybe it's expected that only a couple fixes will make it into every release. I'm adding "release i2c-tools" to my formal to-do list [1], but I can't promise anything regarding the schedule. [1] A sheet of paper on my desk, nothing fancy, really. -- Jean Delvare SUSE L3 Support -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-i2c" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
