[Python-Dev] Issue 11715: building Python from source on multiarch Debian/Ubuntu (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Fri Apr 1 17:03:50 CEST 2011

On Apr 01, 2011, at 02:07 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:

(and, no, I don't think building an old Python on a new Debian/Ubuntu system is anymore important than other kinds of bug or build fixes; let's stop implying that Ubuntu is the dominant OS out there, because it's really not)

For the record, I wouldn't object to build fixes required to continue to build Python on say Windows 7 after some security patch broke the build. Or Gentoo, or OS X. I think there's no harm in build system or doc fixes that will have no effect on functionality. The difference is that even the simplest bug fix can change behavior, but a build system fix or doc fix will not.

I agree with the position that back porting such fixes should not be required but also aren't prohibited.

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