[haiku-development] Re: Python (Voting on Alpha 1 proposals)

Quoth "scott mc" <scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx>:

| There's 2 proposals marked as pending due to ties, one was the setting
| the release date, which I commented on earlier (any comments on that
| one?), the other is Python.  Since Python tied, I suggest we drop it
| as a requirement but if we get a stable build in time for inclusion
| then include it.  Comments?  Andreas was going to take a shot at
| Python 2.6 but has taken a new job in a new city and will have limited
| time and internet for the near term.  I tried using the 2.5.2 build I
| made with Mercurial, but Mercurial then went on to fail over 80% of
| it's tests, so I suspect there's issues with my 2.5.2 build.  Anyone
| else work on Python 2.5.2 recently?

Sure, I've built it, and am using it without incident.  Could you define
"stable"?

I don't know what Mercurial is, but unless it's the sole reason that
you'd want Python, I wouldn't hold Python hostage until every application
that uses it is ready to release.  My Python application has some
quirks, too, but I don't have any reason to blame them on Python.

I don't think I have an opinion on whether Python should actually be
installed.  It pays to be careful, though, if any other part of the
Haiku distribution is to use Python, because of potential version
dependencies.  Of course that goes for any application, whether part
of Haiku distribution or not.  It may be preferable to support Python
as optional packages, and let the user decide which version to install
based on application requirements.

        Donn Cave, donn@xxxxxxxxxxx

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