Hi Jean, 2015-06-17 11:18 GMT+02:00 Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx>: > Hi Angelo, > > On Tue, 26 May 2015 09:56:47 +0200, Angelo Compagnucci wrote: >> Dear Jean Delvare, >> >> Now that python3 support was added to python-smbus, could you release >> a new stable version with it? >> >> This way, py-smbus with python3 support could be included in >> distributions that usually don't pick unstable packages. > > I understand that distributions don't want to ship unstable packages, > however they can (and do) cherry-pick individual commits to fix bugs or > add features they want. If you have a specific need, you can always ask > your distribution to consider backporting a few commits. In this > specific case, there's a dedicated stable branch for i2c-tools 3.1 so > it's even easier. > >> Is there any planned roadmap or showstopper that makes this thing difficult? > > The main blocker is that I'm always so busy and can never find the time > for the release. > > Another problem is that it's the first release which will include > libi2c, and with that the first API will be set. After that, it's > harder to change it I got it wrong for any reason. I had plans to > extend the API a bit too (basically merging i2cbusses into the > library.) I guess that's the reason why I'm always delaying the > release. But to be honest, I suppose that no problem will be reported > until the library is widely used, and that just can't happen until it's > part of a stable release. So it's a kind of chicken-and-egg problem. > > For the legacy branch (3.1), there's no libi2c excuse, and I did > consider a release after adding support for python3, but canceled the > idea after seeing only 2 lines in the CHANGES file. That being said, > there's so little happening on that branch that maybe it's expected > that only a couple fixes will make it into every release. Yes, exactly. I think having a legacy release with python3 support would benefit community at a whole, meanwhile waiting for the new one. > I'm adding "release i2c-tools" to my formal to-do list [1], but I can't > promise anything regarding the schedule. Please, please, find that time! I really would like to package i2c-tools 3.1 with python3 support in buildroot! > [1] A sheet of paper on my desk, nothing fancy, really. > > -- > Jean Delvare > SUSE L3 Support -- Profile: http://it.linkedin.com/in/compagnucciangelo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-i2c" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
