Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.67.0 Release Candidate 2

Subject: Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.67.0 Release Candidate 2
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-04-20 12:23:30

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 1:49 AM, Tim Blechmann via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> >> if you should plan a 1.67.1 bugfix release, you should include commit
> >> 12726cda009a855073b9bedbdce57b6ce7763da2 from Boost.Lockfree, too.
> >>
> >
> > In the future it seems better to make sure all (known) things are in, as
> > opposed to "sticking to the schedule". I've said this before, so no need
> to
> > observe that there will always be bugs, sure. Rushing things, though,
> does
> > not seem to be the right approach.
>
> due to absurd chaos in real life, didn't follow the boost release
> schedule lately and therefore missed to merge lockfree/develop to master
> before the 1.67 beta/rc ... although i knew that some bug fixes should
> have landed in a release rather soon.
> in case there is a 1.67.1, please use lockfree/master (38f0cfc2).
>
> --
>
> in general i like the idea of bugfix releases, as it will reduce the
> number of bugs that users will see, while it still allows time-based
> releases. but i know that it's additional work for the release managers ...
>

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