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> Yes, I suggested it and posted suggestion to get some feedback. I
> took however Your notice that it would change building other
> packages into account. I guess we need to get 2.05 out (2.03 is
> simply already too ancient) and we do not need another eternal
> beta. That's why I would prefer not to integrate changes into 2.05.

And I added that a quick 2.05 followed by a 2.06 was OK (and better
than a multi-year beta)

It's a side-effect of Charles's Law.  If we ship an official 2.05,
we'll actually hear about the bugs, and can fix them in 2.06.