Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 19:32:31 -0400 From: "Jeff Love" <jl@burghcom.com> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why is the STABLE branch not so stable anymore? Message-ID: <00a201c0f2ce$c955c4c0$010aa8c0@burgh.net> References: <20010611172443.A18552@home.com>
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I run a test server comparable to my production server. I ALWAYS test my upgrades on the test server before compiling the same src in production. IMHO, it would be quite foolish to do otherwise. Jeff Love Burgh-Com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mixtim" <mixtim@home.com> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 5:24 PM Subject: Why is the STABLE branch not so stable anymore? > Several times in the last few weeks people have broken the STABLE branch, > sometimes for days at a time. Why has this started happening? Is there no > process to prevent this from happening? > > I have a wild idea. How about making everyone who commits to the STABLE > branch actually: > > 1. Checkout a clean copy. > 2. make buildworld. > 3. Actually test the programs they changed. > > These three steps would have prevented each of the problems in the last few > weeks. Does no one test anymore? Is no one required to test? > > Perhaps a process should be put into place. (unless there already is one in > which case someone should start cracking the whip over some backs). > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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