Op maandag 21 mrt 2011 17:20 CET schreef Andy Levy: >> I am asked to implement a repository system for a client. When looking >> at the version, I see: >> svnserve, version 1.5.1 (r32289) >> compiled Mar 1 2011, 17:20:34 >> >> I find this a bit strange. Only three weeks ago compiled, but still on >> 1.5.1. > > Perhaps they compiled from old source?
That is a possibility. >> Should I ask them to upgrade, or is that not very important? > > If you're doing a brand-new installation, I can't see any reason to > use such an old release. At a minimum, you should be running the > latest in the 1.5 series, but 1.6.x would be even better. There have > been several security fixes since 1.5.1, not to mention all the usual > bug fixes and in the case of 1.6, new features. When 1.7 is released > (no date set), support for 1.5 will cease. Okay, I'll try to convince them. Was what I expected, but a check does not hurt. -- Cecil Westerhof Senior Software Engineer LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof
