True; the big question is whether bugs should be fixed for 5.1 (i.e., leading up to a 5.1.0.6 release perhaps) or whether they can be bundled into a 5.2 alpha release.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 1:52 AM, Markus Joschko <markus.josc...@gmail.com> wrote: > But doesn't stabilizing mean to fix at least the major bugs? > Especially if patches are provided? Otherwise it looks more like > hibernating. > > Markus > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Howard Lewis Ship <hls...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Kalle Korhonen >> <kalle.o.korho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:01 AM, David Rees <dree...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00 AM, Ciaran Wood <ciar...@gamesys.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> The issue you were thinking of is >>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-714 - there is a patch w/tests >>>>> attached to the issue so a committer can probably fix this one! >>>> >>>> Thanks, voted. BTW, it affects all versions of IE that I tested. >>>> It's a show-stopper, not a minor issue - should raise the priority, >>>> especially since it has a patch. >>> >>> Agree, maybe not a showstopper, but not a minor either. >>> >>>> How can we encourage the developers to get a release out with some of >>>> these issues? Are people building their own local version with >>>> patches applied? >>> >>> Starting to veer off-topic, but I think the issue there is that Howard >>> has traditionally done all the releases, but he hasn't been actively >>> involved in bug fixing lately (and probably shouldn't need to be). >>> Howard's also been complaining about some difficulties with releasing >>> but I don't know the details. I know though that setting up a fully >>> automated release process with Maven can sometimes be taxing but the >>> efforts are well worth it. Especially for bug fix releases, >>> confidently being able to roll up yet another point release is great >>> (at times, I release my projects a few times a week since it's so >>> simple). I fully agree with you that more frequent point releases for >>> T5 are badly needed. >> >> Actually, my intent has been to let T5 stabilize with 5.1 for a bit. >> In addition, as some of my postings have mentioned, I feel that if I >> start coding 5.2 features and bug fixes, I'll be less likely to start >> on a book. >> >> Doing releases is merely time consuming; Maven isn't an overwhelming >> factor in that ... it's more about the constraints of getting releases >> out, voted and mirrored that can take several days from start to >> finish. However, Andreas has been working on a new approach based on >> the Nexus tool for Maven ... we'll have to see what the new process >> looks like. >> >> >> >>> >>> I'd avoid building your own versions if at all possible. Not because >>> building would be too difficult, but with local versions, you need to >>> deal with everything else included - deploying, maintaining, >>> distributing and keeping track of versions. Use nightly snapshots from >>> Formos if you have to and lock down to specific unique snapshot >>> whenever possible. >>> >>> Kalle >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Howard M. Lewis Ship >> >> Creator of Apache Tapestry >> >> The source for Tapestry training, mentoring and support. Contact me to >> learn how I can get you up and productive in Tapestry fast! >> >> (971) 678-5210 >> http://howardlewisship.com >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org > > -- Howard M. Lewis Ship Creator of Apache Tapestry The source for Tapestry training, mentoring and support. Contact me to learn how I can get you up and productive in Tapestry fast! (971) 678-5210 http://howardlewisship.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org
