There difference between Python 2.3 and 2.5 is pretty large. What was added was not esoteric. Take a look at http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/2.4.html and http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/2.5.html Included in there is stuff like try/catch/finally.
I totally agree that basic tools (like build-webkit, run-safari, and maybe even stuff like prepare-ChangeLog) need to run on all supported platforms. But how much time is actually spent working on Tiger only bugs? 1% max? Do we really need convenience tools like webkit-patch to run in such environments? That seems like a major waste of time and effort. I.e. the amount of time spent keeping it working in Tiger will be > the amount of time it saves developers there. I don't have an opinion on the bug specifically (it's kind of in a grey area), but I manding all scripts run in Tiger seems counter productive. J On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 6:23 AM, Sam Weinig <sam.wei...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not sure why we would make a distinction between development tools and > and supported platforms. Any scripts checked in need to run on Tiger. If we > need to fix a Tiger bug, we boot up Tiger and develop there. > > -Sam > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM, David Levin <le...@chromium.org> wrote: > >> I think it depends on the tool. >> >> Since tiger is still supported by webkit (it is in the buildbot), then any >> script that run during the build or running layout tests would need to run >> on python 2.3.5. (The version that shipped with Tiger.) >> >> Some development still happens on Leopard (I think), so it seems like >> general development tools should support python 2.5.1. >> >> dave >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Chris Jerdonek <cjerdo...@webkit.org>wrote: >> >>> Recently, there has been some off-list discussion about the minimum >>> Python version WebKit should support (i.e. for the Python scripts in >>> WebKitTools/Scripts). >>> >>> Up to this point, we haven't been explicit about it. This ambiguity >>> has occasionally caused things to break for people using versions >>> before Python 2.6. >>> >>> It seems pretty clear that we at least want to support Python 2.5. >>> The question that still remains is how many people are using Python >>> 2.4, and whether Python 2.4 is worth supporting. >>> >>> This thread collects a lot of the discussion: >>> >>> https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35584 >>> >>> Does anyone want us to support Python 2.4, or are people okay with Python >>> 2.5? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> --Chris >>> _______________________________________________ >>> webkit-dev mailing list >>> webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org >>> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> webkit-dev mailing list >> webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org >> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > webkit-dev mailing list > webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org > http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev > >
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