Benjamin Peterson wrote: > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote: >> Benjamin Peterson wrote: >>> Yes, indeed. We should make sure, however, that the changes in the 2.6 >>> libraries are the absolute minimum to get the job done. (I'm trying to >>> pretend like this isn't violating the prohibition on all-inclusive >>> overhauls in the stdlib.) >>> >> The prohibition is on *gratuitous* changes, basically along the lines of "if >> it ain't broke, don't fix it". The stdlib is definitely broken if it raises >> warnings of that kind. > > Just because it's massive breakage fixage doesn't mean that it's > unlikely to break something else. :) > I agree but, contrariwise, just because we are likely to break other things doesn't mean we shouldn't fix the massive breakage. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
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