[Scons-dev] Python 3 strategy

[Bill Deegan]

+1 what Dirk & Gary said with the following addition.
If you're going to start from default again, then branch to a different
python3 branch "python3-futurize".

Otherwise if someone will take a look at
https://bitbucket.org/scons/scons/pull-requests/298/fix-for-tigris-bug-2622-alwaysbuild-msvc/diff
and approve/decline it, I'll merge that in and get 2.5 release out. Then
default would be open for python 3 efforts.

-Bill

On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Dirk Bächle <tshortik at gmx.de> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> On 25.01.2016 10:39, Russel Winder wrote:
>
>> I am having difficulty making a decision…
>>
>> The earlier Python 3 branch is founded on using six. At the time a good
>> decision. Now however we have agreed that 2.7 is the base version and
>> thus future rather than six is the better tool for Python 3. This
>> brings into doubt the python3-port branch as a good base of operations.
>>
>>
> here's my 2 cents: For me the major point is to have a combined
> Python2.7/3.x version at all, and if you guys (thinking of Russel and
> William right now) get the impression that starting from scratch with
> "futurize" is the better plan...please do so. You're doing the hard work
> towards this goal at the moment, so you should be free to decide how to get
> there, in my opinion.
> And if this means that some users will later on complain about the
> dependency to "futurize", well I'd let it happen...
> I see a greater overall benefit for the project in getting "some work
> done", than in "discussing things to death, due to fear of the unknown". ;)
> I'd second Gary, you might want to have a short look at his change
> sets...and if you still feel like starting from scratch afterwards, just go
> for it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dirk
>
>
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