Re: [Gnash-dev] Revert the subshape change until regressions are fixed?

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

[Petter Reinholdtsen 2014-01-16]
> Great to hear.  When do you plan to look at it?  If it isn't very
> soon, I believe it is best to revert from master and put it in a
> separate branch, but is unsure if the last resort point mentioned on
> <URL: http://wiki.gnashdev.org/CommitRules > is reached or not. :) The
> fact that we are currently discussing the change is an indication that
> it is not. :)
>
> If I understand correctly, that regression and someone having time to
> wrap up the release is the only thing blocking a new release.

Yesterday, this regression was fixed in the git repository.  Bastiaan,
thank you very much for looking into this.  I now suspect the new gnash
version is ready to be released. :)

> If Rob is willing to delegate the work of wrapping up a new release,
> we might not have to wait until he is able to spend time on Gnash
> again. :)

Rob declined delegation, but would very much like help with the testing.
I've tested a few flash files I had lying around on Debian Wheezy amd64,
and it worked fine there. :)  Is there a wiki page or something
detailing what is tested so far?

> The source contain heaps of other changes since the last release, for
> example the fix for the newer multimedia libraries, and it would be
> good to get a new release out soon. :)

Heh, three months later, soon is no longer an option. :)

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Happy hacking
Petter Reinholdtsen