Re: Hard code freeze and extension request for vte

[Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org>]

On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 15:38 -0700, Elijah Newren wrote:
> 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.

Ok.  Releasing with no patches.

> Thanks,
> Elijah
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