Re: [Monotone-devel] time for a release?

[Stephen Leake]

Thomas Keller <address@hidden> writes:

> Am 17.05.2010 08:32, schrieb Stephen Leake:
>> Timothy has fixed the branch_leaves cache bug, and merged the change-log
>> editor improvements and added --update/--no-update to main. Several
>> other bug fixes have been done.
>> 
>> And all tests are currently passing (at least on Debian).
>> 
>> So I think it's time for a release?
>
> Yes, it is time, but I'd like to wait a little longer, for a couple of
> reasons:
>
> 1) I want to have all finished branches from our bugfest merged in first
> (I'm not sure, but I think at least Richard's is missing)

Ok.

> 2) I'd like to get my nvm.experiment.database-management branch ready
> and merged in as well, so the change I did earlier to mtn setup (which
> now creates a database if none is given) is changed to "create a
> database in the default location or use the default database there". 

Yes, that would be good.

> The code compiles already and partially works, but I had to do a
> couple of non-related changes to make database objects easier
> constructable and other things, which make mtn currently crash badly.
> I'll commit my current state tonight, so others have time to look at
> it. Maybe I'm on a wrong path there.

I'll try to look at it.

> 3) I want to have a time window between the last feature merge and the
> release of at least one or two weeks, for two reasons: have more people
> test the changes and give the translators a chance to pick up the new
> strings.
>
> So from the current point of view a release should be realistic around
> June 1st or shortly after.

Sounds good.

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