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[Walter Lapchynski <wxl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Off hand, no clue, but I'd review the documentation, and look for packages
that depend on Python and make sure they're behaving right.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:49 AM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Den 2015-07-22 17:29, Walter Lapchynski skrev:
> > Forgot to forward this on. We probably have everything all worked out
> > already,  but just to be sure…
> >
> > @wxl | http://polka.bike
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> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: "Barry Warsaw" <barry@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:barry@xxxxxxxxxx>>
> > Date: Jul 16, 2015 5:17 AM
> > Subject: Python 3.5 transition
> > To: "Ubuntu Development" <ubuntu-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:ubuntu-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> > Cc: "Ubuntu Development Announcements"
> > <ubuntu-devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:ubuntu-devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> >
> > On Jun 23, 2015, at 11:38 AM, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> >
> >>For Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf), we want to make Python 3.5 the default
> >>Python 3 version.  It's currently undecided whether we will keep Python
> > 3.4 as
> >>a supported version, but a lot of that depends on how easily an archive
> > port
> >>to Python 3.5 goes.  Ideally, we'd be able to make the switch to 3.5
> > now ahead
> >>of the planned 16.04 LTS release.
> >
> > We have an almost 80% pass rate on the package rebuilds in the PPA which
> > makes
> > Python 3.5 the default Python 3 version.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/pmwgcmx
> >
> > Many FTBFS have been fixed in the PPA, and other bugs have been filed
> > upstream
> > and in Debian.   There's still about 219 packages that FTBFS and haven't
> > been
> > fixed yet, so we're in the long tail.  All help is of course appreciated!
> >
> > Note that some of the fixes require temporary breaks of dependency loops.
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Python/Python35Transition
> >
> > On 7 July, Matthias mentioned that he's also planning the GCC 5
> transition,
> > and we don't want to do both transitions at the same time, so Python 3.5
> > is up
> > first.
> >
> > I plan to upload later today a new python3-defaults to wily which will
> > enable
> > Python 3.5 as a supported Python 3 version.  I'll work on the necessary
> > rebuilds, including depend-loop breaks and the fixes I know about.
> Please
> > help by keeping an eye on Python 3 packages you care about, and fix what
> you
> > can!
> >
> > Three bugs to watch:
> >
> >  * LP: #1474882 - Make 3.5 a supported version.  Requires a mass rebuild.
> >  * LP: #1474886 - Make 3.5 the default version.  No mass rebuild
> required.
> >  * LP: #1474888 - Drop Python 3.4 support.  Requires a mass rebuild.
> >
> > LP: #1474882 tracks the upload I'll make today.  We still plan on making
> 3.5
> > the default version in Wily.  It is TBD whether we'll drop Python 3.4 in
> > Wily
> > or X-series.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Barry
> >
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>
> Hi Walter,
>
> During isotesting - what kind of bugs do you think we should look for in
> Lubuntu? Should we check some particular features or tools, or can bugs
> due to this transition occur 'anywhere'?
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>



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