[Python-Dev] Windows (original) (raw)

Steve Holden steve at holdenweb.com
Wed Aug 4 13:37:57 CEST 2010

On 8/4/2010 3:49 AM, Tim Golden wrote:

On 04/08/2010 02:08, Steve Holden wrote:

It's a little disappointing to discover that despite the relatively large number of developers who have received MSDN licenses from Microsoft, none if us have the time to make sure that the buildbots are green for the 2.6.6 release.

I wonder if anyone can think of a way we can get some Windows skillz into the group that could assist at ties like this. Some brainstorming might find a way through. My own problem is just the amount of ramp-up time (as a proportion of my own available time) to get hold of a problem even when I see it. (Speaking here in the more general sense of fixing Windows-related Python bugs). As one who has benefitted from the MSDN largesse I am certainly conscious of the responsibility to contribute benefits back to the Python community. On the basis that I'm far more likely to watch a buildbot which I actually administer, I have recently nudged my sysadmins here to see if they can make good on their promise to find me a spare server to use as a buildbot. I have watched the buildbot pages occasionally, especially when I see Windows-related commits going in, but several times "red" buildbots have turned out to be -- apparently -- environmental / local issues unrelated to commits. Obviously I could/should have contacted the buildbot owner to at least inform him or her that something was amiss. But somehow at that point one's technical enthusiasm for fixing a problem diminishes when it's not clear that there is a problem. (Grumble, grumble, mutter, mutter... :) ) While we'd certainly benefit from more Windows skills, we'd probably benefit more from people who have more time to look at Windows issues. OK; to propose something concrete: I'll write a blog post and advertise on python-win32 to ask for Windows people who perhaps might at least be interested in contributing time. I will also advertise (and maybe enhance) Brian Curtin's how-to doc on Windows Python core development... which I can't quite lay my hands on at the moment. Hopefully we can lower the perceived entry-bar for contribution at different levels. Thanks, Tim. When I said "more Windows skillz" I should, of course, have said "more people with time to apply their Windows skillz". I imagine if we get some new blood in we can get them access to MSDN licenses should they be needed.

regards Steve

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