Re: [boost] [1.35] proposal to add two platforms as release platforms for 1.35

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-31 22:04:24

on Mon Jan 14 2008, "Boris Gubenko" <Boris.Gubenko-AT-hp.com> wrote:

> Beman Dawes wrote:
>> I don't want to add any more platforms to 1.35.0. Every such change, no
>> matter how small it seems, adds to the delay. We need to finish 1.35.0
>> and start working on the next release.
>
> I understand the concern and this is why I'm proposing platforms which,
> based on test results, are ready for 1.35.
>
> Please, take into account the fact that some customers would not use
> Boost unless platform is tested and is listed as supported in a
> particular Boost release. Such customers would have to wait until
> "next release", whatever it means, which is unfortunate.
>
> I urge you to reconsider your decision. We can add the two platforms in
> question conditionally: run full tests against release branch and if the
> results are not as good as that on trunk, I'll remove zip archive(s) from
> the 1.35 ftp repository and it will be the end of the story.

This sounds reasonable to me.  Beman?

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Dave Abrahams
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