[Python-Dev] asdl.py and Python-ast.[hc]

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:46:07 -0700
Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com> wrote:

> > >> 2013/9/26 Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com>:
> > >> > Hi All,
> > >> >
> > >> > Earlier this morning I had a slight tackle with a couple of the 3.4
> > bots
> > >> > (sorry everyone!). I fixed some problems in asdl.py -
> > >> > http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/21d46e3ae60c - and used the 'with'
> > >> > statement. Some bots don't have Python 2.6+ and couldn't bootstrap
> > >> > Python-ast.h/c
> > >> >
> > >> > Two questions:
> > >> >
> > >> > * Should I always check-in Python-ast.h and Python-ast.c when I touch
> > >> > asdl*
> > >> > ? The generated files are unchanged, it's only the timestamp that
> > >> > changed.
> > >> > * Can we, in theory, use new Pythons for asdl* code, because
> > >> > Python-ast.*
> > >> > are, in fact, checked in so they don't have to be rebuilt by the bots
> > or
> > >> > users?
> > >>
> > >> We should have the buildbots run "make touch", so they don't need to
> > >> run asdl_c.py.
> > >
> > >
> > > How should we go about doing this?
> >
> > Complain to Antoine I suppose. :)
> >
> [+ Antoine]
> Done :)

"make touch"? Wow, I'm learning new stuff everyday :-)

(what point is there in adding things to Makefile if nobody knows about
them?)

cheers

Antoine.