Re: [Bug-gnubg] MAT file bug

[Michael Petch]

On 2014-10-08 2:52 PM, Philippe Michel wrote:
> There was a bug in mat files import when version 1.03 was released
> (introduced about 2 weeks earlier and fixed 2 weeks later -- unlucky
> timing).
> 

Relying on some phrases from Homer Simpson and Maxwell Smart I'd have to
respond: Doh! Missed it by that much!

> If you use the Windows version, what you can do is to go to
> http://files.gnubg.org/media/windows/
> and replace your 1.03 version by the earlier
> gnubg-1_02_001-20140206-setup.exe or by
> gnubg-1_03_000-dev8-20140630-setup.exe (dev9 is already broken).
>

I have a feeling this one problem might be enough to warrant a new
release. I was going to consider an upissue to 1.03.002 however I
noticed the cache related changes which might hve me thinking 1.04.000.
How confident are you that the new cache code is sound? I'm teetering on
these 2 options:

1) Upissue to 1.03.002 excluding the recent cache changes (include all
other changes/fixes).
2) Upissue to 1.04.000 including ALL changes since 1.03.000 (and
1.03.001 of course)


> If you use a gnubg from a linux distribution, you could open a bug
> report there and suggest they apply the change from
> http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/gnubg/gnubg/import.c?r1=1.199&r2=1.200
> 

I'd rather tag a new stable release in CVS and have the downstream
maintainers use it. If a distro wants to hold back and only implement
that one fix then I agree they can create a patch for their environment
to cover that specific problem.

I'm open to opinions and other options. Just let me know what you think.

-- 
Michael Petch
GNU Backgammon Maintainer / Developer
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