Re: 2.7.2 for the New Year?

On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 3:58 AM, Jeff Allen <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have read every open issue now on bugs.jython.org, understood the vast
> majority, commented on many of them, and investigated a few in depth. If it
> seemed to be invalid or fixed, I closed it or made it pending
> fixed/invalid/etc..
>
Thanks for all of that work!

> I use "pending" to mean "probably, but let's see what anyone else or
> experience tells us". 295 are open, 22 are "pending".
>
> In a massive cull, I have taken the 2.7.2 milestone off all but 15. These
> are in the following categories:
>
> Obstacle to running Jython on Java 9. (We can't ignore that any longer,
> surely?)
> Obstacle to using with Gradle. (I need to understand it better -- or someone
> else does.)
> Actually or nearly resolved (significant recent progress, patch or just
> waiting confirmation fixed).
> Web site update (possible 16th issue to cover).
Depending on the timeline I may be able to help on the web site, since
I've moved the website a few times before.

>
> I have not done a comparable sweep of GitHub on the assumption that anything
> vital has a counterpart on the official tracker.
>
> I think we should shy away from risky change on the trunk once we tag a beta
> version (April sometime?). I have not assigned anything to milestone 2.7.3
> because there isn't one (!) and I think we should do so at this stage only
> if we feel really strongly and are comfortable about our capacity. Better
> not to raise hopes than to dash them later.
Agreed! I can add milestones whenever we need them. If you do want the
2.7.3 let me know.

> Reading the issues was interesting, but having to keep reading instead of
> fixing them was frustrating, so I'm looking forward to doing some of that.
> Easter is coming, which will give me a few extra days. Anyone else able to
> give 2.7.2 a bit of a push?
I think I have some time during the Easter break to at least do some
planning on the website move. I'll also have a look at the tracker
tickets.

Thanks!

-Frank

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