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[Lachlan Patrick]

Robert Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 14:58 +0200, Matthieu Moy wrote:
>> Up to now, bzr is supposed to work with python >= 2.4. It's quite
>> important to keep bzr portable (and therefore 2.4 compatibility),
>> since this is an essential tool for multi-platform development, so I
>> think breaking compatibility with 2.4 will have to wait for a long
>> time.
> 
> I agree - we need to keep python 2.4 compatability for quite some time.
> 
> Rob

Hi, I'm another newbie to this list. I've been trying to decide whether
to host a project using SVN or BZR. Long term stability and
documentation of the repository format and needed infrastructure (e.g.
Python 2.4) are important factors. SVN seems to have a lot of maturity
now, but BZR seems so much cleaner and nicer, that I'd rather bypass SVN
completely and go for BZR. But I have a few newbie questions.

I'm wondering why Python >= 2.4 and not (for example) >= 2.3 (my ISP
only has 2.3 installed so running bzr may be a challenge). What,
specifically, is the 2.4 feature(s)/library(s) needed? I think it may
have something to do with Paramiko or some other external dependency but
I'm not sure. And for how long do you aim to support 2.4? (The longer
the better IMHO - fewer upgrades.) Also, my Cygwin installation only has
Python 2.3 also, so what would I need to get bzr working from a Cygwin
command line? (I think I can't just install Python 2.4 for Windows - I
think Cygwin needs its own version somehow.)

Also, is there any plan to rename bzr to baz (or something not starting
with bz) now that the project name has changed? bzip2, bzless and
friends could frustrate tab auto-completion for me.

Any pointers or info would be appreciated, ta.

Loki