Re: 330-gary-ltdl-vs-need-lib-prefix-unknown

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007, Gary V. Vaughan wrote:
> In an attempt to get 2.2 out the door, I'm making the minimal changes 
> necessary to close release blocker bugs in the style of the existing code. 
> Part of the reason 2.2 is several years late is from trying to make 
> everything perfect.

I agree, and this statement is particulary meaningful since it comes 
from you. ;-)

Libtool has moved to a "Cathedral" model of development.  I don't 
think it was always that way.  There was a time when libtool was 
pretty rough around the edges and users did part of the testing, with 
lots of subsequent bug reports.  The "Cathedral" model plus a demand 
for absolute perfection has certainly made the 2.2 development cycle 
the longest in libtool history.  It is now even longer than the 
multi-lingual branch which became 1.5.   Regardless, I do think that 
when the 2.2 release does finally occur, its quality will be far 
higher than any previous libtool release.

Bob
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