Re: Hard code freeze and extension request for vte

["Elijah Newren" <newren gmail com>]

On 3/12/07, Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org> wrote:
> Well, not quite.  If you check vte's NEWS file, 0.15.6 fixes various
> bugs introduced in 0.15.5 and 0.15.4, and checking 0.15.4, that fixes
> various regressions, and it goes on and on.  There are really two
> choices: go forward, or roll back to before Chris Wilson started
> hacking...  I prefer the former as the latter will be a nightmare...
>
> Good news is that he's now back and ready to commit and release.  He has
> four proposed patches in bugs 417652, 416635, 416634, and 416558.  Of
> which, I'm inclined to just commit the one in 416635.
>
> So, to summarize, I'm now just asking for permission to commit the patch
> in 416635.  It's a very short patch and cannot break more than what is
> already broken.

It is a short patch, which is good.  However, since it's not a
critical crasher or data-loss issue, I'm scared to accept it this
late.  My vote is to wait for 2.18.1 for these patches.

Thanks,
Elijah