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| author | ?ric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org> | 2011-11-11 12:01:41 +0100 |
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| committer | ?ric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org> | 2011-11-11 12:01:41 +0100 |
| commit | edbfb776cf13107e6d6b0a4d3df2ca1e8bcaa170 (patch) | |
| tree | c3d9862553f50207bf007bbddd94e6a6f8bcd7ef /DEVNOTES.txt | |
| parent | b3a40f65e1bed62d6b41d7b817c6c9536bccb47e (diff) | |
| download | disutils2-edbfb776cf13107e6d6b0a4d3df2ca1e8bcaa170.tar.gz | |
More information about the Python 3 port.
It?s more useful if this file contains all information in both branches.
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diff --git a/DEVNOTES.txt b/DEVNOTES.txt index ca8ca64..54d3476 100644 --- a/DEVNOTES.txt +++ b/DEVNOTES.txt @@ -12,20 +12,22 @@ Notes for Developers More info: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Distutils/Contributing - Distutils2 runs on Python from 2.4 to 2.7, so make sure you don't use code - that doesn't work under one of these Python versions. There is also a - version compatible with 3.1-3.3 in the "python3" branch. When merging - default into python3, please use modern 3.x idioms. + that doesn't work under one of these Python versions. The version in the + "python3" branch is compatible with all version from 3.1 to 3.3. + +- When merging default into python3, don't keep maximum compatibility with + Python 2 but use idiomatic 3.x code, as long as it's compatible with all 3.x + versions. For difficult conversions like encoding handling with I/O, you can + have a look or use a diff tool with the same file in distutils or packaging + from Python 3.3. If you can't run tests, let someone else do the merge. - For 2.4, you need to run "python2.4 setup.py build" before you can try out pysetup or run tests (unless you use the runtests.py script which will call "setup.py build" automatically). - Always run tests.sh before you commit a change. This implies that you have - all Python versions installed from 2.4 to 2.7. Be sure to also have docutils - installed on all Python versions to avoid skipping tests. - -- To merge with the Python 3 version, update to the python3 branch, merge and - run tests.sh to test with Python 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 (you'll need to build the - last one from source). If you can't test, let someone else do the merge. + all Python versions installed from 2.4 to 2.7, as well as 3.1-.3.3 if you + merge into the python3 branch. Be sure to also have docutils installed on all + Python versions to avoid skipping tests. - Don't forget to update CONTRIBUTORS.txt and CHANGES.txt. |