[Twisted-Python] Re: [Twisted-bugs] Syntax error when upgrading Debian Python 2.4

Stephen Waterbury waterbug at pangalactic.us
Tue Nov 14 07:56:47 MST 2006


Jean-Paul Calderone wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:58:30 +0100, Ralf Schmitt <ralf at brainbot.com> wrote:
>> Ralph Meijer wrote:
>>>>>  "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/twisted/test/stdio_test_halfclose.py", 
>>>>>
>>>>>  line 20
>>>>>    ???
>>>>>    ^
>>>>> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>> I'm amazed that this error is still there -- I saw it *months* ago!
>>>> Sure makes Twisted look bad.
>>>
>>> Yes, it is there in 2.4, and yes it has been fixed for ages in trunk. We
>>> just haven't done a new release. Also, the debian package maintainers
>>> could easily fix this, but apparently choose not to. Other packagers
>>> (among which FreeBSD) have no troubles at all.
>>>
>>
>> The *twisted* developers could easily fix this, but apparently choose
>> not to. Other packagers (among which FreeBSD) have no troubles at all.
>>
> 
> http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/changeset/16921 (timestamp - 6 months ago)

Yes, it has been fixed in trunk, but has there been a maintenance
release in the Twisted release series that had the problem?  If so,
then the ball is in the debian package maintainers' court; if not,
it's still in Twisted's.

Steve




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