Re: plans for release

[marco atzeri]

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:07 AM, John W. Eaton  wrote:
> In the seven weeks since I first asked whether we were ready for a new
> release, we've fixed a large number of bugs and made many other
> improvements.  There are currently no bugs in the tracker tagged with
> "blocker" severity.  So I'd like to make the 3.4.0 release this
> weekend if possible.
>
> Perhaps you are thinking, "WAIT!  Is he crazy?  This weekend?  We have
> only had two test releases so far.  And they weren't even announced on
> the web site!!!  And my favorite bug is still not fixed.  And the
> build system is not perfect.  And what about all those functions that
> still need better documentation?"
>
> Well, yeah, I know.
>
> But please remember that there is no way we can make any given release
> perfect, and it has been more than a year and a half since the last
> major stable release (3.2.0).  Look also at the NEWS file to see how
> much has happened since then.  I think we will be much better off to
> make a 3.4.0 release now rather than delay any longer.  Then we should
> focus on fixing only serious bugs for the 3.4.x series while we
> continue to make more general improvements in the default branch in
> the Mercurial archive, with the idea of shortening the release cycle
> in the future (and this time, I mean it! :-).
>
> Don't get me wrong, the improvements of the last few weeks have been
> great, but I fear that we are slipping into a cycle of trying to fix
> every problem, no matter how small.  If we continue on this path, it
> seems we will never have a release because there is an endless supply
> of nits to pick.
>
> So, Are there any serious problems that absolutely must be fixed before
> a release can happen?  If so, then those problems should be entered in
> the bug tracker already, and you can just post a link to them here.
>
> Thanks,
>
> jwe
>

John,
fine for me on cygwin.
The fltk print crash is the only real problem, but I have no
time/knowledge to solve it
in short term.

We can always let user solve the curent bugs or find other bugs to be
solved for 3.4.1

Regards
Marco