Re: Checkout the sources for the release branch

[Ralf Angeli]

* David Kastrup (2007-05-24) writes:

> It does not really address my point: I agree with Jason that we
> probably have enough people pretesting Windows binaries _built_
> _elsewhere_.

Okay.

> The idea was to have people testing Windows binaries built by the same
> process and on the same computer that will get used for the final
> release.  It would be embarrassing, for example, if we figured out
> after the final release of the binaries that _this_ machine had no or
> insecure image libraries.

The image libraries are a good point, since they will have to be
provided somehow for Windows users.  They could be distributed with the
binary tar ball or people have to be pointed to appropriate download
locations.

-- 
Ralf