X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 12:48:38 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: binutils 20080523-1: version string breaks python2.5 distutils Message-ID: <20080529164837.GB15731@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20080528 DOT 214955 DOT 28844 DOT 0 AT webmail21 DOT dca DOT untd DOT com> <20080529020130 DOT GA13665 AT ednor DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <004b01c8c188$07c45700$2708a8c0 AT CAM DOT ARTIMI DOT COM> <20080529130157 DOT GA736 AT tishler DOT net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080529130157.GA736@tishler.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 09:01:57AM -0400, Jason Tishler wrote: >On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 01:32:16PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: >> So, yes, Python should definitely use a pattern match to ignore the >> separator character. > >This is a known issue: > > http://bugs.python.org/issue2234 > >Unfortunately, resolution of this issue has stalled. > >If the OP verifies that the attached patch fixes his problem, then I >will release a Cygwin Python with this patch applied. Why is python even checking the version? That seems very fragile to me. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/