12.04.2018, 20:47, "Thiago Macieira" <[email protected]>: > On Thursday, 12 April 2018 10:34:18 PDT [email protected] wrote: >> >> So, are you saying that the 5.10 branch has been abandoned. >> > >> > No, it's been *closed*. There's a difference. >> >> If it is closed then I assume issues will not be fixed. >> I call that abandoned. > > A closed branch is one we're not applying fixes to. We're applying fixes to > next releases, though. > >> >> If so, I do not think the web site should offer it as a download >> >> candidate. >> > >> > Huh, why? What's the rationale for this? >> >> For me I saw it in a distinguished position (tip of the next-to-last branch) >> and yet it had known issues which were not fixed nor would, apparently, >> ever be fixed. > > Those issues will be fixed in the next release. That just happens to be > 5.11.0. > >> >> I saw that 5.11 was on the tip and, therefore, assumed that >> >> the latest 5.10 was good and stable. >> > >> > It is. >> >> If I may raise my voice for a moment... >> >> No. It (5.10.1) is NOT good. >> >> It immediately failed one of my regression tests. >> You should have known there was an issue because I here it has been fixed in >> 5.11 > > Of course there are problems. Do you want us to delete every old release > because we've fixed bugs? We already have fixes for bugs post 5.9.5, which was > released today. Should we delete it too? > > Bugs will be fixed in the next release. > >> Fortunately I did not spend too much time blaming my code. >> I submitted a bug report and was offered 3 patches which fixed the problem. >> >> I think leaving that prominent, dangling version with known >> issues is irresponsible. > > Ok, we'll delete all releases. Please build only from Git, from the dev > branch. It's the only one that has all fixes.
* only in moments shortly after all merges are done > > -- > Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com > Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center > > _______________________________________________ > Interest mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest -- Regards, Konstantin _______________________________________________ Interest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/interest
