Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-17 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Martin v. Löwis wrote: In 2.3.6, there wouldn't just be that change, but also a few other changes that have been collected, some relevant for Windows as well why not just do a 2.3.5+security source release, and leave the rest to the downstream maintainers? /F

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-17 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 18:54, Fredrik Lundh wrote: Martin v. L�wis wrote: In 2.3.6, there wouldn't just be that change, but also a few other changes that have been collected, some relevant for Windows as well why not just do a 2.3.5+security source release, and leave the rest to the

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-17 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Anthony Baxter wrote: why not just do a 2.3.5+security source release, and leave the rest to the downstream maintainers? I think we'd need to renumber it to 2.3.6 at least, otherwise there's the problem of distinguishing between the two. I'd _hope_ that all the downstreams will have

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-17 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 19:09, Fredrik Lundh wrote: But I'm certainly thinking if there's a 2.3.6, it's going to be 2.3.5 with the email fix and the unicode repr() fix, and that's it. sounds good to me. how much work would that be, and if you're willing to coordinate, is there anything

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-15 Thread Steve Holden
Martin v. Löwis wrote: Steve Holden schrieb: The other thing to watch out for is that I (or whoever) can still do local work on a bunch of different files the point of my previous post is that you *shouldn't* have to edit a bunch of different files to make a new release. Indeed. I seem to

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-15 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Sunday 15 October 2006 21:23, Steve Holden wrote: Martin v. Löwis wrote: Steve Holden schrieb: The other thing to watch out for is that I (or whoever) can still do local work on a bunch of different files the point of my previous post is that you *shouldn't* have to edit a bunch of

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-15 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Anthony Baxter schrieb: Subsequent release. This is still largely a manual process - I search for all the references to the previous release, update them, then read through it for missed bits. I then update the text bits that need to be changed. There's all sorts of minor variations there -

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-14 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Josiah Carlson schrieb: I've got a build setup for 2.3.x, but I lack the Wise Installer. It may be possible to use the 2.4 or 2.5 .msi creation tools, if that was sufficient. I don't think that would be appropriate. There are differences in usage which might be significant to some users, e.g.

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Brett Cannon wrote: I know AMK was experimenting with rest2web as a possible way to do the web site. There has also been talk about trying out another system. But I also know some people would rather put the effort into improving Pyramid. You forgot the ponies! Once again, it's a

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Anthony Baxter wrote: The other thing to watch out for is that I (or whoever) can still do local work on a bunch of different files the point of my previous post is that you *shouldn't* have to edit a bunch of different files to make a new release. /F

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Anthony Baxter
For reference, here's my effbot.org release procedure: 1) upload the distribution files one by one, as soon as they're available. all links and stuff will appear automatically 2) update the associated description text through the web, when necessary, as an HTML fragment. click save to

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Anthony Baxter wrote: For reference, here's my effbot.org release procedure: 1) upload the distribution files one by one, as soon as they're available. all links and stuff will appear automatically 2) update the associated description text through the web, when necessary, as an HTML

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Friday 13 October 2006 16:59, Fredrik Lundh wrote: yeah, but *you* are doing it. if the server did that, Martin and other trusted contributors could upload the files as soon as they're available, instead of first transferring them to you, and then waiting for you to find yet another

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Bob Ippolito
On 10/13/06, Anthony Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 13 October 2006 16:59, Fredrik Lundh wrote: yeah, but *you* are doing it. if the server did that, Martin and other trusted contributors could upload the files as soon as they're available, instead of first transferring them to

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Friday 13 October 2006 20:35, Bob Ippolito wrote: With most consumer connections it's a lot faster to download than to upload. Perhaps it would save you a few minutes if the contributors uploaded directly to the destination (or to some other fast server) and you could download and sign it,

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Thomas Heller
Martin v. Löwis schrieb: Anthony Baxter schrieb: Mostly it is easy for me, with the one huge caveat. As far as I know, the Mac build is a single command to run for Ronald, and the Doc build similarly for Fred. I don't know what Martin has to do for the Windows build. Actually, for

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Ronald Oussoren
On Friday, October 13, 2006, at 01:10PM, Anthony Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 13 October 2006 20:35, Bob Ippolito wrote: With most consumer connections it's a lot faster to download than to upload. Perhaps it would save you a few minutes if the contributors uploaded directly to

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Ronald Oussoren
On Friday, October 13, 2006, at 12:36PM, Bob Ippolito [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To be fair, (thanks to Ronald) the Mac build is entirely automated by a script with the caveat that you should be a little careful about what your environment looks like (e.g. don't install fink or macports, or to

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Steve Holden
Fredrik Lundh wrote: Anthony Baxter wrote: The other thing to watch out for is that I (or whoever) can still do local work on a bunch of different files the point of my previous post is that you *shouldn't* have to edit a bunch of different files to make a new release. Indeed. I

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Steve Holden
Fredrik Lundh wrote: Brett Cannon wrote: I know AMK was experimenting with rest2web as a possible way to do the web site. There has also been talk about trying out another system. But I also know some people would rather put the effort into improving Pyramid. You forgot the ponies!

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Steve Holden schrieb: The other thing to watch out for is that I (or whoever) can still do local work on a bunch of different files the point of my previous post is that you *shouldn't* have to edit a bunch of different files to make a new release. Indeed. I seem to remember suggesting a

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Josiah Carlson
Martin v. Löwis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thomas Heller schrieb: Yes. But I've switched machines since I last build an installer, and I do not have all of the needed software installed any longer, for example the Wise Installer. Ok. So we are technically incapable of producing the

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Tim Peters
[Thomas Heller] Yes. But I've switched machines since I last build an installer, and I do not have all of the needed software installed any longer, for example the Wise Installer. [Martin v. Löwis] Ok. So we are technically incapable of producing the Windows binaries of another 2.3.x

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-13 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Tim Peters schrieb: FYI, I still have the Wise Installer. But since my understanding is that the Unicode buffer overrun thingie is a non-issue on Windows, I've got no interest in wrestling with a 2.3.6 for Windows. In 2.3.6, there wouldn't just be that change, but also a few other changes

[Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Anthony Baxter
I've had a couple of queries about whether PSF-2006-001 merits a 2.3.6. Personally, I lean towards no - 2.4 was nearly two years ago now. But I'm open to other opinions - I guess people see the phrase buffer overrun and they get scared. Plus once 2.4.4 final is out next week, I'll have cut 12

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Anthony Baxter wrote: 16 releases in 12 months would just about make me go crazy. is there any way we could further automate or otherwise streamline or distribute the release process ? ideally, releasing (earlier release + well-defined patch set) should be fairly trivial, compared to releasing

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Oct 12, 2006, at 4:08 AM, Anthony Baxter wrote: I've had a couple of queries about whether PSF-2006-001 merits a 2.3.6. Personally, I lean towards no - 2.4 was nearly two years ago now. But I'm open to other opinions - I guess people see

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Terry Reedy
Barry Warsaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- I've offered in the past to dust off my release manager cap and do a 2.3.6 release. Having not done one in a long while, the most daunting part for me is getting the website updated,

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Oct 12, 2006, at 1:34 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: Perhaps all that is needed from both a practical and public relations viewpoint is the release of a 2.3.5U4 security patch as a separate file listed just after 2.3.5 on the source downloads page

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Thursday 12 October 2006 18:18, Fredrik Lundh wrote: Anthony Baxter wrote: 16 releases in 12 months would just about make me go crazy. is there any way we could further automate or otherwise streamline or distribute the release process ? It's already pretty heavily automated (see

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Anthony Baxter wrote: Mostly it is easy for me, with the one huge caveat. As far as I know, the Mac build is a single command to run for Ronald, and the Doc build similarly for Fred. I don't know what Martin has

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Ronald Oussoren
On Oct 12, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Barry Warsaw wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Anthony Baxter wrote: Mostly it is easy for me, with the one huge caveat. As far as I know, the Mac build is a single command to run for Ronald, and the Doc build

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Friday 13 October 2006 06:25, Barry Warsaw wrote: On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Anthony Baxter wrote: Mostly it is easy for me, with the one huge caveat. As far as I know, the Mac build is a single command to run for Ronald, and the Doc build similarly for Fred. I don't know what

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Barry Warsaw schrieb: Why can't we get buildbot to do most or all of this? Very easy. Because somebody has to set it up. I estimate a man month or so before it works. Regards, Martin ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Anthony Baxter schrieb: Mostly it is easy for me, with the one huge caveat. As far as I know, the Mac build is a single command to run for Ronald, and the Doc build similarly for Fred. I don't know what Martin has to do for the Windows build. Actually, for 2.3.x, I wouldn't do the Windows

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Georg Brandl
Barry Warsaw wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Oct 12, 2006, at 4:08 AM, Anthony Baxter wrote: I've had a couple of queries about whether PSF-2006-001 merits a 2.3.6. Personally, I lean towards no - 2.4 was nearly two years ago now. But I'm open to other

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Fredrik Lundh schrieb: ideally, releasing (earlier release + well-defined patch set) should be fairly trivial, compared to releasing (new release from trunk). what do we have to do to make it easier to handle that case? For the Windows release, I doubt there is much one can do. The

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Gregory P. Smith
On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 06:43:40AM +1000, Anthony Baxter wrote: On Friday 13 October 2006 06:25, Barry Warsaw wrote: On Oct 12, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Anthony Baxter wrote: Mostly it is easy for me, with the one huge caveat. As far as I know, the Mac build is a single command to run for

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Gregory P. Smith
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 09:30:49PM +0200, Georg Brandl wrote: Barry Warsaw wrote: I've offered in the past to dust off my release manager cap and do a 2.3.6 release. Having not done one in a long while, the most daunting part for me is getting the website updated, since I have none

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Gregory P. Smith schrieb: three macs with some virtual machines could take care of this (damn apple for not allowing their stupid OS to be virtualized). that said, i'm not volunteering to setup an automated system for this but i've got good ideas how to do it if i ever find time or someone

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Friday 13 October 2006 05:30, Georg Brandl wrote: I'm I the only one who feels that the website is a big workflow problem? Assuming you meant Am I, then I absolutely agree with you. -- Anthony Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Oct 12, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Gregory P. Smith wrote: IMHO thats a backwards view; I'm with Barry. Requiring human intervention to do anything other than press the big green go button to launch the official release build process is an opportunity

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Oct 12, 2006, at 5:07 PM, Martin v. Löwis wrote: Of course, that makes the idea die here and now. Without volunteers to do the actual work, it just won't happen. True, and there's no carrot/stick of a salary to entice people into doing what

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Brett Cannon
On 10/12/06, Anthony Baxter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 13 October 2006 05:30, Georg Brandl wrote: I'm I the only one who feels that the website is a big workflow problem?Assuming you meant Am I, then I absolutely agree with you. I have touched the web site since the Pyramid switch and thus

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Michael Foord
Brett Cannon wrote: On 10/12/06, *Anthony Baxter* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 13 October 2006 05:30, Georg Brandl wrote: I'm I the only one who feels that the website is a big workflow problem? Assuming you meant Am I, then I absolutely

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Friday 13 October 2006 07:34, Barry Warsaw wrote: i'm not volunteering to setup an automated system for this but i've got good ideas how to do it if i ever find time or someone wants to chat offline. :( I wish I had the cycles to volunteer to help out implementing this. :( Well,

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Steve Holden
Michael Foord wrote: Brett Cannon wrote: On 10/12/06, *Anthony Baxter* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 13 October 2006 05:30, Georg Brandl wrote: I'm I the only one who feels that the website is a big workflow problem? Assuming you meant Am I,

Re: [Python-Dev] 2.3.6 for the unicode buffer overrun

2006-10-12 Thread Anthony Baxter
On Friday 13 October 2006 12:56, Steve Holden wrote: The real problem is the more or less complete lack of incremental rebuild, which does make site generation time-consuming. That's _part_ of it. There's other issues. For instance, there's probably 4 places where the list of releases is