Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:51:43 -0700 From: Studded <Studded@gorean.org> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, The <FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: CVS version updated Message-ID: <362E657F.34F3AA87@gorean.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810211700070.375-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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Chuck Robey wrote:
> Several tools, like the system build tools (gcc, linker, etc) and most
> obviously cvs, are so important to keep stable, that the first, second,
> and 99th consideration is stability. Upgrades are, comparatively
> speaking, a minor consideration.
I couldn't agree more that stability is important, especially in
-Stable. Although I think a few more chances can be taken in -Current.
:)
> That's not to say your comment is worthless, it's not, and it's good to
> be reminded, especially about the status of those selfsame important
> tools. On top of that, it's slow pressure of this sort that eventually
> does see things upgraded.
Yes, I've learned this lesson over time. While I'm at it, 'patch' is
out of date too. :)
> You learn to have a knee-jerk negative
> reaction to folks who want to always go with the latest bugs, tho.
Actually my post specifically said that it would be a good idea to wait
before going with 1.10, and that the Y2K problem is more important and
fixed in the 1.9 branch. But I see your point. At the same time, Y2K
issues are an important consideration in today's climate. In fact, I
meant to mention previously that we should put an entry for this on our
page until it's fixed.
> I think the next big step past a elf kernel is moving gcc up to 2.8.1,
> which many of us would like to see. I think it's got a real chance in
> the next 1-3 months.
I really hope you're not saying that more than one upgrade can't happen
at the same time.
Doug
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