Barry Warsaw wrote: > On Dec 4, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Andreas Roehler wrote: > >> seeing your announcement of "Python 3.0 final" I imagine >> you being busy with other stuff... > >> Let's see if we can figure out how to contribute here >> nonetheless. > >> Probably I got rights to check in already some months >> ago. > >> However, I'm still hesitating, as it's not a matter of >> bugs alone. > >> Different people usually have different opinions how >> the code should look like. > >> May I check in `py-newline-and-close-block' and the >> functions mentioned in this line? > >> Too I would refactor the existing code a little bit: >> Split up functions to make them better readable, easier >> to maintain and extend. > >> What about --given I have the rights already-- if I >> send patches to this list, wait a week and check in if >> no one objects? > > The way I'd really like to see contributions like this handled is by > using the features in Launchpad and Bazaar most effectively, like so: > > * Open a bug on http://bugs.launchpad.net/python-mode for this enhancement > * Create a branch of the main line: bzr branch lp:python-mode > * <hack> <hack> <hack> > * Commit your changes locally: bzr commit --fixes=lp:123456 > * Push your branch to Launchpad: bzr push > lp:~<you>/python-mode/py-newline-and-close > * Create a merge proposal for your branch, requesting review e.g. from > me or skip > * Wait for the reviewer to approve it, addressing any issues that come up > * Once it's approved, merge it into the main line, commit and push > * Close the bug > > I know it sounds like a lot, but it's really a fairly smooth workflow, > and bzr can help a lot with that (there are plans to make it even > easier). The nice thing about all this is that there are artifacts we > can use to track everything and we don't have to rely on people's > inboxes to make decisions. > > Can you give this a try? > -Barry >
Sure, let's go on, thanks. Andreas _______________________________________________ Python-mode mailing list Python-mode@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-mode
