Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/2001/11/01/04:50:46
> If we do a release based on 2.03 (refresh or 2.04) it's low risk,
> minor changes (to the library) but requires rebuilds of many of
> packages to be useful. (In reality a few exe's in packages could
> be updated, but this might be haphazard).
>
> So what's next? A 2.03 refresh? Then 2.04 when bugs are worked out?
> Start putting new packages up using 2.04 that don't have the bugs?
> Key images refreshed using 2.03 plus patches?
I think that it may be prudent to re-build all of the packages I have
re-built using the updated 2.03 LIBC and use these binary packages to update
the binary files on Simtel with the only change besides using the updated
LIBC to ensure that the manifext\<package>.ver file indicates that the
package was built with 2.03 LIBC from xx-Nov-2001. An example of diff 2.7.2
ver file could be
dif272b GNU Diffutils 2.7.2 built with LIBC of 01-Nov-2001
This will allow users to check the binary files and it will be easy to check
all of the updated files in one directory.
The BIGGEST problem is that Bash 2.05 needs to be officially released even
though it may not have been tested to death yet, if people disagree then
look back over the problems I have encounted with Bash............. Another
smaller issue is that of Rhide compatability with Win2K / XP. The version on
Simtel needs to be checked to ensure that it works under Win 2K / XP, in
other words the version of Rhide at simtel needs to be updated to either
1.4.7.9 or 1.4.9 (I just downloaded 1.4.9 and run it and it did not complain
about djgpp environment missing so it may be okay).
The 2.04 LIBC has allot of changes in it and there are allot of bugs and
quirks in it, but they are generic issues that are not specific to Win 2K or
XP. The more changes that are done to the 2.04 the more bugs are introduced
and I personally think that it is almost stable enough to release as an
alpha release one the following are fixed:-
1) Info does not work correctly. It is a termios issue with LIBC 2.04 and
not a Win 2K / XP issue.
2) less has problems with input. Enhanced keys don't
work, and text input (eg when searching) is shown
double (eg a search for foo shows '/ffoooo' in the
status line). Not Win2K specific (libc 2.04 problem).
These two issues will cause users to report allot of bugs. These issues
appear to be with termio LIBC functionality. I have not had allot of time
over the last month to devote to fixing these as I would have liked, but
thats life.
If 2.04 is not released as an alpha this year then when will it be????
Andrew
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