New Bindings modules (python)

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

I really hope we can get the python bindings on the schedule this time.
It looks like they are already very much on track to wrap GTK+ 2.4 in
time.

For the purposes of the discussion, I will regard Johan Dahlin as the
gnome-python maintainer, because he has been making releases and because
I need some point of contact. Of course, James Henstridge can override
that anytime.

Johan, it looks like the pygtk module is on track and easily meets the
existing Bindings rules:
  http://developer.gnome.org/dotplan/bindings/rules.html
and schedule:
  http://www.gnome.org/start/2.7/
Would you like to put pygtk on the schedule?

I am more concerned about the gnome-python tarball, because it seems to
wrap gtkhtml2 and libgnomeprint*. which are not part of the GNOME
Platform and therefore might not be API stable. I also wonder how
API-stable the bonobo stuff is. I thought I saw libwnck bindings as
well, but maybe that was just in cvs. Can you give me a full list of the
stuff that you do wrap, such as libglade, libgnome, libgnomeui, gconf,
etc?

If it's absolutely necessary then we can maybe bend the rules just to
get you on board. But I'd need to know what exceptions we are making and
why, so that we can communicate that to users of the platform.

-- 
Murray Cumming
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On Tue, 2004-05-04 at 20:07 +0000, Murray Cumming wrote:
> We are now in sync with the GNOME schedule:
> http://www.gnome.org/start/2.7/
> There is no extra, different, GNOME Bindings schedule.
> 
> According to that schedule, the new modules decision is on July 19th,
> but modules should make 2.7.x releases before that to show that they can
> stick to the schedule, in the hope that they will be approved. That
> means that you should make the first 2.7.1 releases on May 10th. Sorry
> for the short notice:
> http://www.gnome.org/start/2.7/#Hard_API_Freeze
> 
> So, I would like your lists of modules as soon as possible if you would
> like to 
> - add a module to the schedule, to wrap something extra.
> - add a whole new Bindings project to the schedule.
> 
> Notice that the same date is being used for the API freeze. So, new
> modules won't be approved if they are not already ready for API freeze.
> The earlier I know about new modules, the more chance I will have to
> assess that. Here is some information about the API Freeze:
> http://developer.gnome.org/dotplan/tasks.html#FreezeAPI
> 
> Here are the Platform Bindings rules again:
> http://developer.gnome.org/dotplan/bindings/rules.html
> 
> I hope that is clear. Please do ask if it is not.
> 
> Murray Cumming
> murrayc murrayc com
> www.murrayc.com
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2004-04-24 at 13:56 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: 
> > Good morning everyone,
> > 
> > Welcome to GNOME 2.7 - it's fun-crazy-hack-time again! :-)
> > 
> > We're trying something slightly different with the schedule this time, to
> > see if we can push back the freezes a little bit while still having a safe
> > and stable final release. Given that we've had a good run of high quality,
> > timely releases (at least internally), it's worth a try.
> > 
> > Remember that the schedule is *not* final, it's proposed here for your input
> > before we lock it down for good.
> > 
> > The Proposed Schedule is up on the 2.7 start page [1], and is accompanied by
> > a BRAND NEW webcal version [2] for you to subscribe to in Evolution 1.5 (and
> > various other calendar clients). The 2.7 start page also includes links to
> > helpful information related to the release, such as module lists for each
> > suite, testing guides, how to contact the release team, and so on...
> > 
> >  [1] http://www.gnome.org/start/2.7/
> >  [2] webcal://www.gnome.org/start/2.7/schedule.ics
> > 
> > 
> > Proposed Schedule
> > -----------------
> > 
> > Here's a cal(1) rendition of the schedule which you can quote in replies. :)
> > 
> >        April 2004     
> >   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
> >                1  2  3
> >    4  5  6  7  8  9 10
> >   11 12 13 14 15 16 17             .-------------.
> >   18 19 20 21 22 23 24  2.6.1  <--/ YOU ARE HERE /
> >   25 26 27 28 29 30               `-------------'
> >   
> >         May 2004      
> >   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
> >                      1
> >    2  3  4  5  6  7  8
> >    9 10 11 12 13 14 15  2.7.1
> >   16 17 18 19 20 21 22
> >   23 24 25 26 27 28 29
> >   30 31
> >   
> >        June 2004      
> >   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
> >          1  2  3  4  5
> >    6  7  8  9 10 11 12  2.7.2
> >   13 14 15 16 17 18 19  2.6.2
> >   20 21 22 23 24 25 26
> >   27 28 29 30           2.7.3
> >   
> >        July 2004      
> >   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
> >                1  2  3
> >    4  5  6  7  8  9 10
> >   11 12 13 14 15 16 17
> >   18 19 20 21 22 23 24  2.7.4: API/ABI, Feature, Module Freeze and String
> >   25 26 27 28 29 30 31         Change Announce Period
> >   
> >       August 2004     
> >   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
> >    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  2.8.0 Beta 1: Hard UI Freeze
> >    8  9 10 11 12 13 14
> >   15 16 17 18 19 20 21  2.8.0 Beta 2: Hard String Freeze
> >   22 23 24 25 26 27 28
> >   29 30 31              2.8.0 RC 1 (Due): Hard Code Freeze
> >   
> >      September 2004   
> >   Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
> >             1  2  3  4  2.8.0 RC 1 (Release)
> >    5  6  7  8  9 10 11
> >   12 13 14 15 16 17 18  2.8.0 Final
> >   19 20 21 22 23 24 25
> >   26 27 28 29 30
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > - Jeff
> > 
> > -- 
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