Re:What Killed Perl?
by kvemkon on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @04:50PM
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> Python 2 to 3 took a really long time
It took AdaCore so long to port the plugin system of the GNAT Studio (GPS) to Python 3 (which seems to be a fraction of the whole code base), that even conservative Debian had to remove the whole GNAT-GPS package.
It took AdaCore so long to port the plugin system of the GNAT Studio (GPS) to Python 3 (which seems to be a fraction of the whole code base), that even conservative Debian had to remove the whole GNAT-GPS package.
[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1082332