[pony-build] Thoughts on the python version checking code

C. Titus Brown ctb at msu.edu
Wed Feb 24 09:11:35 PST 2010


On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 09:03:41AM -0800, C. Titus Brown wrote:
> Hey Jack,
> 
> looking at your function 'test_python_version', here:
> 
>    http://github.com/ctb/pony-build/blob/master/client/pony_client.py#L885
> 
> and used here:
> 
>    http://github.com/ctb/pony-build/blob/master/client/build-quixote
> 
> I wanted to suggest changing it around a bit.

[ ... ]

And I'll give you an additional thought -- whatever you want to do with a
domain-specific language, you'll need to solve this set of problems in a
generic way.  If you solve it this way (and it works) then you've got a jump on
the DSL.

cheers,
--titus
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C. Titus Brown, ctb at msu.edu



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