On Sun, Apr 09, 2006 at 11:18:52PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>
> How long do you think does it needs to be tested?
Let me answer that with an example. gcc-4.0.x and mysql 5.0.{16,18,19}
produce problems. Mysql devs point to gcc since previous versions of gcc
work. If this is indeed a compiler bug (which I do not yet know) then
look at how long gcc-4.0.x has been in the book without anyone noticing
this. A new glibc/gcc minor update combo should cook for at least 2-3
months, IMO. I really don't see what the fuss is with releasing
2.3.6/4.0.3. Fedora is the only distro I'm aware of using such versions.
Anyway, with the merge of udev_update + squashing most of the current
bugs, I'd say that a testing branch isn't far. If that happens, then
trunk can move to 4.1.x/2.4.x without problem to allow that 2-3 month
time period to start. From the time of merging udev_update, through bug
squashing, branching, and a couple rc's, 6.2 should be in a releaseable
state in 4-5 weeks.
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