[Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Skip Montanaro
I'd like to try backporting the multiprocessing module to Python 2.4. My first problem appears to be the reliance on a complete(?) rewrite of the buffer stuff. Any clues about transforming this code would be much appreciated. (Note: I'm backporting because the Python 2.6 version appears to be mu

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Jesse Noller
Hi Skip, I had been approached to do the exact same thing, are you trying to back port the trunk version (2.6) or py3000? On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Skip Montanaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to try backporting the multiprocessing module to Python 2.4. My > first > problem appe

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Skip Montanaro
> I had been approached to do the exact same thing, are you trying to > back port the trunk version (2.6) or py3000? I'm trying to backport from 2.6. It appears that the buffer stuff is completely new though (backported from Python 3.0). S ___ Python

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Jesse Noller
Also note, for python 2.4/2.5 you are going to *need* the patch to bug http://bugs.python.org/issue874900 On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Jesse Noller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Skip, > > I had been approached to do the exact same thing, are you trying to > back port the trunk version (2.6)

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Christian Heimes
Skip Montanaro wrote: I'd like to try backporting the multiprocessing module to Python 2.4. My first problem appears to be the reliance on a complete(?) rewrite of the buffer stuff. Any clues about transforming this code would be much appreciated. (Note: I'm backporting because the Python 2.6

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Jesse Noller
Do we want to start a google code project for this given all three of us are interested in this? :) On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Christian Heimes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Skip Montanaro wrote: >> >> I'd like to try backporting the multiprocessing module to Python 2.4. My >> first >> probl

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Christian Heimes
Jesse Noller wrote: Do we want to start a google code project for this given all three of us are interested in this? :) Do we need (yet) another Google code project? Isn't svn.python.org sufficient for our needs? I'm -0 on a Google code project but I'll give you my gmail account if you insist

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Jesse Noller
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Christian Heimes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jesse Noller wrote: >> >> Do we want to start a google code project for this given all three of >> us are interested in this? :) > > Do we need (yet) another Google code project? Isn't svn.python.org > sufficient for our

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Nick Coghlan
Skip Montanaro wrote: > (Note: I'm backporting because the Python 2.6 version appears to be much more > robust than the 0.52 third-party release.) As Jesse points out, some of that robustness comes from long-standing bugs in the core getting fixed as a result of the addition of the multiprocessing

Re: [Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

2008-10-16 Thread Christian Heimes
Nick Coghlan wrote: As Jesse points out, some of that robustness comes from long-standing bugs in the core getting fixed as a result of the addition of the multiprocessing unit tests to the standard library test suite. Not trying to discourage the project, just pointing out that it may not be as

[Python-3000] No rc2 tonight

2008-10-16 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I was supposed to release 3.0rc2 last night, but events caught up with me. In going through the release blockers tonight, I do not think we are ready to release. Here are the issues that need addressing: Showstoppers: 3775 Update RELNOTES fil

Re: [Python-3000] No rc2 tonight

2008-10-16 Thread Alexandre Vassalotti
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Barry Warsaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I deferred these but I would really like to get them fixed before rc2. > > 3664 Pickler.dump from a badly initialized Pickler segfaults > - This one needs a proper patch with a test I posted the patch for that one. Please