[Zope-Checkins] CVS: Zope - TODO.txt:1.1.2.16

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fred@zope.com
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:01:48 -0500


Update of /cvs-repository/Zope
In directory cvs.zope.org:/tmp/cvs-serv6421

Modified Files:
      Tag: chrism-install-branch
	TODO.txt 
Log Message:
- remove a couple of tasks taht are not needed to land this branch:
  - Zope.Startup.misc.TextBlockFormatter should be retired
  - switch "integer" datatypes to "suffix-multiplier" datatypes
- move completed task to done:
  - "constructor" conversion in ZConfig.datatypes is ugly


=== Zope/TODO.txt 1.1.2.15 => 1.1.2.16 ===
--- Zope/TODO.txt:1.1.2.15	Fri Jan 24 12:25:43 2003
+++ Zope/TODO.txt	Mon Jan 27 13:01:39 2003
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@
   of Zope on a single system.  This versioning scheme should be
   documented.
 
-Zope.Startup.misc.TextBlockFormatter (used in Startup.ZctlLib) should
-be retired
-
-  ... in favor of textwrap.
-
 Config file needs better inline docs
 
   The Zope zconfig config file has some inline docs.  They need to be
@@ -263,8 +258,7 @@
   use in multiple different schemas.
 
   XXX We will use the schema components provided by zLOG and ZODB.
-  zLOG with schema support has already been merged into the branch;
-  still need to integrate.  Waiting on testing.
+  zLOG with schema support has already been merged into the branch.
 
 Test 'effective user' support
 
@@ -287,24 +281,6 @@
   port cannot be bound, an error is raised.  The error currently doesn't
   include the port number, and should.
 
-Switch "integer" datatypes to Barry's "suffix-multiplier" datatypes as
-necessary
-
-  Some keys in the Zope config schema are "integers" when they really
-  should be backed by Barry's "suffix-multiplier" datatype
-  (e.g. cache_size for a database).
-
-"constructor" conversion in ZConfig.datatypes is ugly
-
-  For "escape hatches" in some sections of the configuration
-  (e.g. "custom_logger"), I've made it possible to use a "constructor"
-  datatype.  The constructor datatype parses a string that looks like
-  a Python object constructor (e.g. "constructor
-  ZODB.FileStorage.FileStorage('Data.fs')").  The actual constructor
-  datatype converter in ZConfig.datatypes module is ugly and
-  error-prone and there has to be a better way to do it.  Alternate
-  suggestions welcome.
-
 os.chdir where?
 
   When Zope starts, it's been asserted in various maillist threads
@@ -393,6 +369,19 @@
 
 DONE
 ----
+
+"constructor" conversion in ZConfig.datatypes is ugly
+
+  For "escape hatches" in some sections of the configuration
+  (e.g. "custom_logger"), I've made it possible to use a "constructor"
+  datatype.  The constructor datatype parses a string that looks like
+  a Python object constructor (e.g. "constructor
+  ZODB.FileStorage.FileStorage('Data.fs')").  The actual constructor
+  datatype converter in ZConfig.datatypes module is ugly and
+  error-prone and there has to be a better way to do it.  Alternate
+  suggestions welcome.
+
+  This is no longer used in the schema.
 
 Normalize zLOG/PEP 282 logging severities