[boost] Re: [function types] Update

From: Tobias Schwinger (tschwinger_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-10 14:29:47

David Abrahams wrote:
> "Arkadiy Vertleyb" <vertleyb_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote
>>
>>
>>>Tobias Schwinger <tschwinger_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>The library has been updated and the following changes have been made:
>>>
>>>You know that the library that's under review needs to remain
>>>available and unchanged during the review period, don't you?  It's
>>>fine to post updates, as long as the original is still accessible
>>>through its original URL.
>>
>>Maybe this should be stated explicitly.  The following quote:
>>
>>"A proposed library should remain stable during the review period;
>>it will just confuse and irritate reviewers if there are numerous
>>changes. It is, however, useful to upload fixes for serious bugs
>>right away, particularly those which prevent reviewers from fully
>>evaluating the library. Post a notice of such fixes on the mailing
>>list."
>>
>>doesn't make it clear (for me, at least) that the original version has to
>>remain available after a fix has been uploaded.
> 
> 
> Minor patches without which doing a review would be impeded
> are OK, but if you're just responding to review commentary and making
> improvements, that should be done somewhere other than in the original
> location.
> 

Well, all changes may (in certain circumstances) keep a reviewer from "fully 
evaluating the library". Some clarification of the guidelines would not be amiss.

I added an archive with the previous version with an '_previous' suffix to the 
sandbox.  Is it acceptable this way ?  Should there be a "roll-back" (maybe 
adding more confusion) ?

Please help.

Thanks,

Tobias