Where can I begin? Sent from my iPhone
> On 14 Jul 2018, at 10:25, Carsten Haitzler <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 10:00:41 +0300 Jonathan Aquilina <[email protected]> > said: > >> Hi Raster with what you said below and other threads I’ve seen with people >> complaining about lack of unit tests etc wouldn’t it be better to get nightly >> builds to those that like to be on bleeding edge and help us test and report >> bugs. Not to mention I think nightly builds are possible as I see a lot of >> things that get committed to the repos on a daily basis at times. > > we already have that - jenkins and now travis builds every commit. there is no > point building daily if you are building every commit already. > > the issue isn't the builds, it's the tests themselves. having them cover > everything in an efficient and sensible way. in fact lowering the barrier of > entry to making a test... that's the work needed. :) > >> My take like this is engaging the community and user base more. >> >> Let me ask you this and it’s more to ponder on. How much of the current user >> base is on the latest and greatest? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 14 Jul 2018, at 08:57, Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:51:30 +0300 Jonathan Aquilina >>> <[email protected]> said: >>> >>>> I think it was me not being clear I think what I’m thinking is nightly tar >>>> balls and if need be I’m willing to work on pre packaged binaries for >>>> nightly builds >>> >>> TBH fixes don't move into a stable branch fast enough to justify nightlies. >>> they go in over time maybe every few days or weeks then every now and again >>> a point release goes out with them after a "does it compile and pass tests" >>> check. these releases are incredibly easy and simple and can be automated, >>> but no point having them nightly - just a "we have enough fixes now - push >>> one out" time point. >>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On 13 Jul 2018, at 18:46, Stefan Schmidt <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello. >>>>> >>>>>> On 13.07.2018 11:27, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >>>>>> I was even thinking weekly point releases to get any new code or bug >>>>>> fixes out for early testing. >>>>> >>>>> Hmm, not sure I get you here. What I talk about are stable updates which >>>>> would only contain fixes. No new code and definitely not used for >>>>> testing at the users systems. These should only ship with verified fixes. >>>>> >>>>> regards >>>>> Stefan Schmidt >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> enlightenment-devel mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> enlightenment-devel mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- >>> Carsten Haitzler - [email protected] >>> >> > > > -- > ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- > Carsten Haitzler - [email protected] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
