Update ConfigObj to newer version?

[Aaron Bentley]

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James Westby wrote:
> I would like to use the interpolation features of ConfigObj in builddeb.

Personally, I think interpolation is a questionable feature; it mixes
code with data.

> However I would like to use the Template style interpolation, which was
> only added in 4.4. bzrlib still has 4.0, would it be possible to update
> to the newer version?

Sure.  I think the only reason we haven't so far is lack of a good
reason to do so.

> I don't think there are any changes that would regress bzr, but if I get
> the nod I can do the updated and run the testsuite to provide the merge
> request.

The one issue I would watch out for is regressions in startup time.
Configobj tends to pre-calculate a lot of regexes, and these hurt
performance.  So "time bzr rocks" is your friend.  You can also profile
startup with "bzr --profile-imports rocks".

Aaron
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