Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] 2.1 release candidate soon?

[Marius Mauch]

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:11:49 -0700
Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o> wrote:

> The manifest code doesn't have very many use cases so I'd expect that
> we would have hit most major problems by now (even with a small
> sample).  Any necessary changes are likely to be small patches.  As
> an alternative, we can cut the 2.1 branch at the point before
> manifest2 was merged (2.1_pre7, essentially).

Releasing 2.1 without manifest2 is a no go, it would significantly
delay the deployment and transition. I'm not requesting to delay 2.1
for another few months, just one more pre release so people get a
chance to test it for one or two weeks.

> > The remaining feature I'd like to get into 2.1 is the
> > tree-format-check issue, but that could probably be slipped in in
> > the rc phase (don't really like that idea, but it's an option).
>
> I don't want to rush the development of new features such as
> manifest2 or the tree-format-check.  We have a 2.1 branch that, in
> it's current state (2.1_pre7-r4, for example), provides significant
> benefits over the 2.0.x branch.  By delaying 2.1's release for the
> addition of _new_ features, we run the risk of the release being
> delayed indefinitely by "just one more feature" syndrome.
> Personally, I'd rather have shorter release periods so that "just one
> more feature" syndrome becomes less of an issue.

Ehm, this is not "just one more feature", both manifest2 and
the tree-format-check are things to improve forward compability (or for
the latter even enable forward compability at all), so delaying them
will hinder future development, not only for us.
Also this isn't exactly news to you all as I sent my intentions already
a while ago, and last I asked you all agreed with them, so is there any
reason to rush this now?

Marius
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