Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 408 -- Standard library __preview__ package

2012-02-04 Thread Steven D'Aprano
Terry Reedy wrote: On 2/3/2012 6:18 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: Now we're talking about having to add __preview__ into that mix too? As I understand it, Guido nixed that idea. (Or did I imagine that?) No, you are right, discussion should cease. It is already marked 'rejected' and listed und

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 408 -- Standard library __preview__ package

2012-02-04 Thread Paul Moore
On 4 February 2012 11:25, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > It strikes me that it would be helpful sometimes to programmatically > recognise "preview" modules in the std lib. Could we have a recommendation > in PEP 8 that such modules should have a global variable called PREVIEW, and > non-preview modules

Re: [Python-Dev] OS X build break

2012-02-04 Thread Ned Deily
In article , Meador Inge wrote: > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote: > > > PS. I would propose a specific fix but I can't seem to build a working > > CPython from the trunk on my laptop (OS X 10.6, Xcode 4.1). I get this error > > late in the build: > > > > ./python.exe

Re: [Python-Dev] PEP 408 -- Standard library __preview__ package

2012-02-04 Thread Matt Joiner
+1 On Feb 4, 2012 8:37 PM, "Paul Moore" wrote: > > On 4 February 2012 11:25, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > It strikes me that it would be helpful sometimes to programmatically > > recognise "preview" modules in the std lib. Could we have a recommendation > > in PEP 8 that such modules should have a

Re: [Python-Dev] OS X build break

2012-02-04 Thread Meador Inge
On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Ned Deily wrote: > Chances are you are using llvm-gcc-4.2, the default CC for Xcode 4.2. Yup: motherbrain:python meadori$ sw_vers ProductName:Mac OS X ProductVersion: 10.7.2 BuildVersion: 11C74 motherbrain:python meadori$ gcc --version i686-apple-darwin11-l