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Subject: | Re: moratorium on new setup.exe features, please? |
Date: | Thu, 31 Jan 2002 01:43:48 +1100 |
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=== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com> > Can we concentrate on releasing a new version of setup.exe, please? Sure. Just add another few days to my days, and I can do that. > I'd like to eliminate the confusion that the current version of setup.exe > is causing. It seems like we are in a standard "add one more thing" mode > when people are experiencing real problems and real confusion with the > currently released setup.exe. Nope. It's feature frozen. I announced that about 2 days ago. The *only* reason I'm doing the major char *->String overhaul is to ensure there are no more hidden heap corruptions occuring. The char[] seems to have the potential to confuse gcc. > The only thing that I really wanted for the next release was clickable > categories. We have quite a bit more than that so I assume there will > be additional unforeseen headaches coming. This is standard when you > add new features. The more features you add, the more headaches you'll > get. Of course. I only got clickable categories done last week or so though :}. > So, lets just concentrate on getting something out the door which solves > the known issues. The biggest known issue right now is the "How do I > install everything?" When it's ready, it'll ship. Don't worry. Rob
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