[Python-Dev] Closing outdated Mac issues (original) (raw)

Daniel (ajax) Diniz ajaksu at gmail.com
Tue Feb 17 16:32:16 CET 2009

Hi Ned,

Ned Deily wrote:

Other than Mac/Modules, the rest of the Mac/ directory is mainly stuff used for building or going into the OS X installer images, including things like IDLE.app. These are used in 2.x and in 3.x.

Thanks, knowing that makes the ticket handling easier!

There are 40 C files, two headers and 69 python files in /Mac in trunk. The 2.6 (and 2.5.x) docs say development has stopped and that they'd be replaced in 2.5. So ISTM closing RFEs for these modules would be an improvement.

> Honestly, fixing them is fine but since the modules are deprecated but > still in existence in 2.x, but they are definitely nothing above a > normal priority issue. OK, I'll let the bug reports open. What about RFEs? I think the reasonable thing to do is close them as "not to be fixed/implemented". At this point, the chances that someone would fix them are pretty slim and, in many cases, I'm sure the module is either obsolete because other, and better supported, solutions are now available, like PyObjC or appscript. If people feel strongly about an issue, they can always ask to re-open it.

OK, Ronald is helping sort them and I'll clean whatever is left based on your combined feedback.

Taking a quick look at your list, the only ones that may be worth looking at are the plistlib ones since it lives on in 3.x. I think all the rest are deprecated and gone in 3.x.

OK, plistlib is a keeper in my list now.

Thanks a lot for the feedback (and for helping with the Mac installers!) :)

Regards, Daniel

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