1.0.2 and 1.1 releases

1.0.2 and 1.1 releases

[Mark Mitchell]

I'm a bit concerned about the 1.0.2 release.  In particular, we all
have our pet peeves about 1.0.1.  For HJ, it's that certain things
don't work well on Linux, for me that certain C++ features cause
crashes that we have since fixed, and we have to keep answering
questions about the crashes, and for others I am sure there are other
bug-a-boos.

I think that there have been so many improvements since 1.0 that the
right thing to do is get 1.0.2 out, fixing any truly egregious and
horrible bugs that can be fixed with very simple changes (that's two
criteria!), and then get 1.1 out pretty soon.

My 2 cents,

-- 
Mark Mitchell		mmitchell@usa.net
Stanford University	http://www.stanford.edu

Re: 1.0.2 and 1.1 releases

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message < 199802150924.JAA24175@quickstep.stanford.edu >you write:
  > I'm a bit concerned about the 1.0.2 release.  In particular, we all
  > have our pet peeves about 1.0.1.  For HJ, it's that certain things
  > don't work well on Linux, for me that certain C++ features cause
  > crashes that we have since fixed, and we have to keep answering
  > questions about the crashes, and for others I am sure there are other
  > bug-a-boos.
Yup.  It's always a tricky line to walk for minor releases -- what
bugs do you try and fix..


  > I think that there have been so many improvements since 1.0 that the
  > right thing to do is get 1.0.2 out, fixing any truly egregious and
  > horrible bugs that can be fixed with very simple changes (that's two
  > criteria!), and then get 1.1 out pretty soon.
That's kind of my thoughts too.  Get 1.0.2 out the door, then start
working towards a 1.1 release.  Great minds think alike :-)

jeff

Re: 1.0.2 and 1.1 releases

[Joe Buck]

> I'm a bit concerned about the 1.0.2 release.  In particular, we all
> have our pet peeves about 1.0.1.  For HJ, it's that certain things
> don't work well on Linux, for me that certain C++ features cause
> crashes that we have since fixed, and we have to keep answering
> questions about the crashes, and for others I am sure there are other
> bug-a-boos.

I think that basic functionality on Linux should be fixed, as should
compiler crashes that can be fixed by a small change, and everything else
should wait.  I think that this is not too different from what Mark is
saying.

> I think that there have been so many improvements since 1.0 that the
> right thing to do is get 1.0.2 out, fixing any truly egregious and
> horrible bugs that can be fixed with very simple changes (that's two
> criteria!), and then get 1.1 out pretty soon.