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Re: Some Python ideas, looking for feedback
- From: Andrew Oakley <andrew at ado dot is-a-geek dot net>
- To: pmuldoon at redhat dot com
- Cc: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>, Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:46:06 +0100
- Subject: Re: Some Python ideas, looking for feedback
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On 24/08/11 12:42, Phil Muldoon wrote:
> Andrew Oakley <andrew@ado.is-a-geek.net> writes:
>
>> On 19/08/11 15:13, Tom Tromey wrote:
>>>>>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> writes:
>>>
>>> Daniel> I don't suppose we can avoid exposing this internal C wart to Python,
>>> Daniel> and expose it some other way... ?
>>>
>>> I think it depends on whether we have shipped it or not.
>>> If we have, then perhaps someone is using it; in that case I would
>>> rather not break it.
>>
>> Yes, you've shipped it. At least one person is using it (me). I'd
>> prefer it if this didn't go away.
>>
>>> However, even in that case, we can still add a new attribute with a
>>> better name and recommend that people use it.
>>
>> Thats fair enough, but for now can we please get the documentation updated?
>
> Didn't Eli already approve it?
Oops, it looks like he did but it just hasn't been committed yet.
> If so, do you have FSF paperwork filed (I'm not a maintainer, so I won't
> hazard a guess if this is ok to be posted by another committer).
The paperwork has already been done (I'm not sure it's really necessary
here anyway).
Thanks
--
Andrew Oakley