[python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Hello, A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and I wonder whether we should make a release quickly to minimize the probability of users hitting the problem? (Georg tells me Benjamin is on holiday, however)

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Brett Cannon
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 14:01, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > Hello, > > A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python > 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and I wonder > whether we should make a release quickly to minimize the probability of > users hit

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python > 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and I wonder > whether we should make a release quickly to minimize the probability of > users hitting the problem? There are always two dimensions in which to eval

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Le vendredi 07 août 2009 à 00:02 +0200, "Martin v. Löwis" a écrit : > There are always two dimensions in which to evaluate criticality of an > issue: how serious is the problem it can cause when it hits, and in how > many real applications is it likely to occur? > > In the first dimension, I agree

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Georg Brandl
Antoine Pitrou schrieb: > Hello, > > A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python > 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and I wonder > whether we should make a release quickly to minimize the probability of > users hitting the problem? > (Georg tell

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Facundo Batista
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Georg Brandl wrote: > FWIW, I also think we should make a new micro release right now.  We can't > be seen to take data corruption issues with the most basic file operations > lightly, especially in Python 3; otherwise, people will think we still don't > consider it

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Georg Brandl wrote: > Antoine Pitrou schrieb: >> Hello, >> >> A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python >> 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and I wonder >> whether we should make a release quickly to minimize the

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Brett Cannon
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 16:42, Guido van Rossum wrote: > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Georg Brandl wrote: > > Antoine Pitrou schrieb: > >> Hello, > >> > >> A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python > >> 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Guido van Rossum
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Brett Cannon wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 16:42, Guido van Rossum wrote: >> >> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Georg Brandl wrote: >> > Antoine Pitrou schrieb: >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python >> >

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Alexandre Vassalotti
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Georg Brandl wrote: > Antoine Pitrou schrieb: >> Hello, >> >> A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python >> 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and I wonder >> whether we should make a release quickly to minimize the

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Jesus Cea
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Georg Brandl wrote: >> A data corruption issue has been discovered in the C IO lib in Python >> 3.1 (http://bugs.python.org/issue6629). I've applied a fix, and I wonder >> whether we should make a release quickly to minimize the probability of >> users

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Benjamin Peterson
Hi everyone, I'm just getting back from the nice trip to the Olympic Peninsula. I should be able to do a release sometime next week. In the meantime, could someone post the patch to the 3.1 download site? (We should add a note to the quick links section, too.) 2009/8/6 Georg Brandl : > We can eith

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Anthony Baxter
I have in the past done a microrelease without a release candidate. It didn't go well. On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Benjamin Peterson wrote: > Hi everyone, > I'm just getting back from the nice trip to the Olympic Peninsula. I > should be able to do a release sometime next week. In the meanti

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Georg Brandl
Benjamin Peterson schrieb: > Hi everyone, > I'm just getting back from the nice trip to the Olympic Peninsula. I > should be able to do a release sometime next week. Just at the right time! :) > In the meantime, > could someone post the patch to the 3.1 download site? (We should add > a note to t

Re: [python-committers] Data corruption issue (C IO library)

2009-08-06 Thread Raymond Hettinger
I just meant to +1 the "we need to make a new micro-release right now" paragraph. Logistically, I think it needs to be a full binary release but it could be identical to 3.1 except for the one patch. Looking at Misc/NEWS, there are a number of worthy bugfixes already in. Why not just do a regul