On Sunday 15 October 2006 23:35, Aahz wrote: > On Sun, Oct 15, 2006, "Martin v. L?wis" wrote: > > Should I backport the patch to 2.5, as it is a bug that you can modify > > the time stamps of regular files but not directories? Or should I > > not backport as it is a new feature that you can now adjust the time > > stamps of a directory, and couldn't before? > > My vote is that it's a bugfix but should be treated as a new feature and > rejected for 2.5, based on the standard argument about capabilities and > the problems with bugfix releases having new capabilities.
Since it wasn't possible in earlier than 2.5 either, I'd say it's on the edge of being a bugfix. Let's be conservative and not backport it, since it's also a pretty marginal feature. Anthony -- Anthony Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It's never too late to have a happy childhood. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
