[Python-Dev] check-in policy, trunk vs maintenance branch
Martin v. Löwis
martin at v.loewis.de
Mon Nov 3 17:47:12 EST 2003
Alex Martelli <aleaxit at yahoo.com> writes:
> No, but there may be some cases. E.g., one of the doc fix I proposed (but
> didn't commit) is to the reference manual, documenting that list
> comprehensions currently (2.3) "leak" control variables, but code should not
> rely on that since it will be fixed in the future. That doc fix would not
> make much sense in 2.4, assuming the leakage will be fixed then, as
> it is currently predicted it will be.
Don't trust predictions. If the patch is formally correct now, apply
it now. If you then find it is not needed a week from now, back it
out. Alternatively, put the patch on SF, wait for a week, and then
apply it to branch only.
Regards,
Martin
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