[Python-Dev] Status of 3.2 in Hg repository?

[Brett Cannon]

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> wrote:

> [Tim, wondering why the 3.2 branch isn't "inactive"]
> >> ...
> >> What is gained by _not_ merging here?  I don't see it.
>
> [Antoine Pitrou]
> > Perhaps Georg doesn't like merges? ;-)
> > I suppose what's gained is "one less command to type".
>
> So let's try a different question ;-)  Would anyone _object_ to
> completing the process described in the docs:  merge 3.2 into 3.3,
> then merge 3.3 into default?  I'd be happy to do that.  I'd throw away
> all the merge changes except for adding the v3,2.5 tag to .hgtags.
>
> The only active branches remaining would be `default` and 2.7, which
> is what I expected when I started this ;-)


While I would think Georg can object if he wants, I see no reason to help
visibly shutter the 3.2 branch by doing null merges. It isn't like it makes
using hg harder or the history harder to read.
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