[boost] [1.34.0] Beta Showstoppers

From: Thomas Witt (witt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-16 00:53:41

Hi,

The 1.34.0 branch creation was a long while ago and as has been remarked 
earlier progress on getting it release ready has been slow to 
non-existent depending on the particular point of view. This is not to 
say that there wasn't a significant amount of work done but if we ever 
want to release it we either have to scale back the requirements or try 
harder.

The next step is putting out a beta. Here is what I think needs to be 
done before we can call it beta.

- Fix regressions with respect to the prior release. The regression 
tests still show a fair amount of "broken" fields.

- Update the "Getting Started" and build system documentation to reflect 
the change to build.v2.

- Make v2 the default build system (is this already so?).

- Fix *all* of the filename too long issues.

- Fix as much of the inspection issues as possible.

All in all the inspection report shows a frightening number of issues. 
What is our stance with respect to license/copyright missing?

At this point I think it is unrealistic to set a date for the beta as 
far as I can see. I will set a date as soon as we made some significant 
progress. If I can somehow stick your name to the outstanding issues 
expect to be bugged from now on. I guess a volunteer for the 
documentation issues would be very much appreciated.

If anyone feels like not being able to make progress due to some 
dependency please shoot me an email.

Comments?

Thomas

Release Manager

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Thomas Witt
witt_at_[hidden]