Re: [gnome-list-request@gnome.org: Re: CVS debacle]

[Michael Robinson <robinson netrinsics com>]

"Geoff Harrison \(mandrake\)" <mandrake@mandrake.net> writes:
>there's going to be bugs in cvs, pretty much by default.  you use the
>up-to-the-hour code and it's likely it won't always even build - there are bits
>that aren't as often worked on that a lot of folks won't think about testing
>before they commit stuff.

I've heard that some projects actually maintain a regression test suite to
prevent exactly this problem.  And when people introduce new features, they
are expected to contribute appropriate tests to the suite.

I know that lacks some of the glamour and excitement of tracking down bugs
after they've been committed to the tree, but it's something to think about,
anyway.

	-Michael Robinson