[Scons-dev] SCons and Python 3.0

[Bill Deegan]

Dirk,



On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Dirk Bächle <tshortik at gmx.de> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> On 25.02.2015 20:29, Bill Deegan wrote:
>
>> Greetings!
>>
>> I believe the goal should be that a single codebase would work on python
>> 2.7 and 3.x
>>
>> Given that premise I think having a separate branch for 3.0 work would
>> just end up in much additional work.
>>
>>
> you're aware of the fact that we already have a branch for this
> (python3-port)?
>

Uhm.. oops. slipped my mind.


>
>  I'd like to add some python 3.0 buildslaves and then add small changes to
>> trunk which would work towards the goal of the code
>> working on py 2.7 and 3.x.
>>
>> Otherwise we'll have to maintain a longstanding branch for 3.0 work.
>> Since it's unlikely that such changes will be huge architectural changes,
>> but mainly should be minor code changes this should be a
>> relatively safe path..
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
> At some point after the v2.5 release, we should probably just merge the
> current "python3-port" into "default"...and then put all our efforts into
> making it work. From then on it's a mixed 2.7/3.x codebase...and we don't
> look back.
>


Yes. I think this is the best course of action.

-Bill
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