Re: libtool release schedule [WAS: [PATCH] GNU/KNetBSD support]

[Robert Millan]

On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 12:40:53PM +0100, Gary V. Vaughan wrote:
> >
> >What do you need for 1.5b? Automake 1.8 too?
> 
> The tasks I listed earlier need to be complete, automake-1.8 needs to be
> released since libtool HEAD now relies on it, we need to make sure the test
> suite passes on as many platforms as possible, and fix it for those that 
> have
> regressions.

Does all this apply to 1.5b, the beta release? You said HEAD relies on automake
1.8, but branch-1-5 IIRC doesn't.

> The mechanics of the release are documented in README-alpha in
> CVS. (I've noticed that the web update step, and md5sum generation are 
> missing
> though).

I'll have a look.

> >For example if you want testing on exotic platforms, I can try branch-1-5
> >and/or HEAD on most of them for you. For CPUs I have access to Debian 
> >machines
> >and can test it on m68k, sparc[64], alpha, powerpc, arm, mips (l.e. and 
> >b.e.),
> >hppa, ia64, s390, sh and x86_64. For OSes I can confirm GNU/Hurd [1] and 
> >try
> >a few others.
> 
> That would be an enormous help, especially if you can help track down any
> problems we uncover.  Theoretically, the code churn on branch-1-5 should not
> cause any regressions, but if you want to test the head of that branch and 
> send updates for the PLATFORMS file, that would be okay.  If your time is 
> more
> limited then please wait until we make branch-1-6 and perform the tests with
> the head of that branch after 1.5b is released from it.

I'll test branch-1-5 ASAP.

-- 
Robert Millan

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