Giovanni Bajo wrote: > >+1, but I would love to see a more formal definition of what a "bugfix" is, >which would reduce the ambiguous cases, and thus reduce the number of times the >release managers are called to pronounce. > >
Sorry, that is just a pipe-dream. To some degree, all bug-fixes are new features in that there is some behavioral difference, something will now work that wouldn't work before. While some cases are clear-cut (such as API changes), the ones that are interesting will defy definition and need a human judgment call as to whether a given change will help more than it hurts. The RMs are also strongly biased against extensive patches than haven't had a chance to go through a beta-cycle -- they don't want their releases mucked-up. Raymond _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
