Inline On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Dirk Bächle <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > On 10.04.2016 03:12, Bill Deegan wrote: > >> No problemo! >> >> Now for py3 compatibility! >> -Bill >> >> > good to see v2.5.0 out (thanks Bill)! Some additional thoughts, addressing > points made in the more recent posts to scons-dev: > > - ad Python 3.0: Any code/test cleanup is good! Please use the "dir/file > fixture" feature of the test framework > wherever you can. Perhaps someone can try to write a simple script, > parsing the tests and converting all > "strings to files"? I know this won't fit in all cases, but most setups > are probably easy enough for this to work... > Good. I think we are all in agreement with this then. Not sure how many can be converted do to generating local variables into the strings, but I will at least try for any tests I update in the future. > > - ad branching/versions: We still have the "stubprocess.py" extension as > open item. Do we plan an additional v2.6.0? > I could imagine merging the current python3 branch simply back onto > default (keeping a v2.6.0 branch open for people > that are truly stuck with Python 2.X on their systems), and continuing > the rest of the work right on "default". > Maybe this would speed up development, by inflicting everybody (no pain, > no gain ;) ) and avoiding all hassles about which > branch is the "current" one? > > - in general: Once the mixed Python 2.x/3.x version is stable, I plan to > introduce several architectural changes to > the core sources. I'm still working on the gory details, but I'll try to > let some "Functional programming" style creep > in, in order to reduce side-effects and the number of import > dependencies. My goal is to allow several top-level builds > at the same time for example, which isn't possible at the moment due to > the usage of global variables. > If anyone thinks this is the wrong direction to go, please speak up > now...before I've invested a lot of work. :) > I'll offer some new design docs and the actual pull requests for review, > when they are ready and I'm happy > with the results...just wanted to let everybody know about my plans. > At a glance I like the idea, but the details aren't known yet :) > > Best regards, > > Dirk > > > _______________________________________________ > Scons-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/scons-dev >
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