This message is to announce that pretest release of GNU RCS (Revision Control System) is available.
download: http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/rcs/ homepage (with other pretest announcements): https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/rcs/ Note: This m.l. should probably not be used for such pretest announcements; (info "(maintain) Announcements") sez: On the other hand, please do not announce test releases on `info-gnu' unless it's a highly unusual situation. but GNU RCS is indeed an unusual situation. Its last release was over 15 years ago and the current maintainer is not the author of the (original) code. As such, in the name of progress, many many build methods and implementation details were changed, which might result in instability from introduced bugs, etc. Rather than besmirch the good name of previous maintainers and the rock-solid reputation of RCS itself with these potential problems, i thought widening the pretest would be preferable. Please, if you are thinking to complain about the suitability of this message, first try to play with 5.7.93. If the result is hassle-free, then feel free to complain to me privately. If you find problems, on the other hand, then give yourself a pat on the back and feel free to complain to me publically (in the form of a bug report, ideally). In any case, your feedback is most welcome. How about it? Can we save RCS from an ignoble 5.8? _______________________________________________ GNU Announcement mailing list <info-gnu@gnu.org> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu
