Jason Stewart wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> It seems that the python module gets the most attention these days,
> and the perl module has been lagging quite a bit behind. There are a
> lot of features in Python that Perl people would love access to as
> well, directors, docstrings, kwargs, etc.
>
> What is the best way for me to begin this? Shall I create a branch and
> begin working on small pieces, and then merge them in as they are
> working?
>
> Or should I wait until after the release and do it in the trunk?
>
I suppose this depends on the plans for 1.3.29. We could try and plan
what goes into the release. I don't really have any big plans. I'd
suggest we put in regular expressions, and I think Marcelo has various
other plans. I'd rather see fewer changes in a release and release more
often. This release is taking too long due to fundamental changes and
not enought broad testing while going along. I think branches are okay,
so long as you manage it and deal with the merges to the main branch.
It's a good way to peacefully develop something without affecting
everyone else, then bring it all over to the main branch when well tested.
William
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