I'd like to ask permission to merge boost/python and libs/python from the trunk into the release branch. The diffs are fairly small: http://cci.lbl.gov/~rwgk/tmp/boost_python_release_branch_merge_2010_07_12 Most changes have been in the trunk for a while (several weeks at least). The builtin_converters.hpp change is in the trunk for about a week. It only affects one platform, 64-bit Windows, on which it is very well exercised, far beyond the regular boost tests. It changes the behavior of Boost.Python under 64-bit Windows, therefore it seems important to me to merge the patch into the release as soon as possible; I'm guessing the number of users on this platform is currently very small but will increase significantly in the future. The module_init.hpp patch is in the trunk for a few days only but also extensively tested. It seems very unlikely to me that it could cause problems. Ralf