Leo 6.3: last-minute issue

[Edward K. Ream]

I have been working all day on improving syntax coloring for PHP.

I would like to complete #1718 before releasing Leo 6.3 b1. I have done preliminary work directly in devel. There was no real risk in doing so because the coloring for PHP was broken anyway. Much of the work involved improved traces.

I'll do any further work in a new branch. It's time for a break now. I'll sleep on the complications.

Edward

[Edward K. Ream]

On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 4:58:40 PM UTC-5, Edward K. Ream wrote:

I have been working all day on improving syntax coloring for PHP.

I would like to complete #1718 before releasing Leo 6.3 b1.

A bit of reflection convinced me that this was a really bad idea :-) I have just done the following:

- Reverted modes/php.py in the 6.3 branch.

There is no reason to make any changes at this late date.

- Scheduled #1718 for Leo 6.4.

I may do this during my sabbatical as part of studying WordPress code. If so, I'll do the work in a branch based on devel.

- Retained improvements to the traces created by --trace=coloring.

These are useful and should not be in any way dangerous.

Expect 6.3 b1 today, with public announcements this coming Monday.

Edward