[Zope-Coders] Re: [Zope-Checkins] CVS: Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher - Converters.py:1.14.8.2

[Shane Hathaway]

Chris Withers wrote:
> Update of /cvs-repository/Zope/lib/python/ZPublisher
> In directory cvs.zope.org:/tmp/cvs-serv1108/lib/python/ZPublisher
> 
> Modified Files:
>       Tag: Zope-2_5-branch
> 	Converters.py 
> Log Message:
> (merge to 2.5 branch)
> Fixed bug in manage_editProperties which used an incorrect default for several types of property when they were not found in the REQUEST.

Chris,

1) Are you sure this was broken?  _updateProperty(), which 
manage_editProperties() calls, converts the type already.

2) I don't feel good about this going into the 2_5 branch.  We discussed 
recently that the Zope release cycle needs to change in order to squeeze 
out the notion of "hotfixes".  Specifically, only security-related 
bugfixes should go into the 2_5 branch, except when specifically 
approved by Brian.  That enables us to release a micro revision of Zope 
at any time instead of a sysadmin-frightening hotfix, without *any* 
worries of breaking sites.  This change seems like it could break sites.

Shane