>>So, unless the community wants both an RC and Interim build, I think >>that updating FreeCOM and the Kernel unstable branches can wait until >>after FreeDOS 1.4-Final is released.
No, I think having both would be very confusing. That said, I am VERY INTERESTED in seeing a test build of the new kernel and FreeCOM. We've been hearing about these for a while, but haven't been able to test them (no versions for us to include in the monthly test releases). And because we haven't been able to test them, it would be inappropriate to try to plug them into the FreeDOS 1.4 cycle at this late stage. As Jerome reminded us, the T2501 monthly test release will be the FreeDOS 1.4-RC1 release candidate for the upcoming FreeDOS 1.4 distribution. That said, I would very much like to try out the new kernel and FreeCOM. So if you (Bernd) want to make a build of the new kernel and FreeCOM, I'll gladly mirror those to the FreeDOS Files Archive at Ibiblio (labeled clearly as a "test" build, like "2044-test" .. or whatever the build number is) and announce it on the website. I'll put a note in the news item that it's for testing, so people would need to use SYS to try it out on their own. We can include the new kernel and FreeCOM in the FreeDOS monthly test releases after FreeDOS 1.4 is out, so we can have plenty of time to test it before we use it in the distribution after that (probably "FreeDOS 2.0" since it's a new kernel). On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 9:42 AM Jerome Shidel via Freedos-devel <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > > On Dec 21, 2024, at 9:13 AM, Bernd Böckmann via Freedos-devel > > <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > is there any interest in getting builds of the Kernel and FreeCOM master > > branches into the next interim release? > > > > I could build them and upload them into the FreeDOS Gitlab Archive unstable > > branch. But as there are no official releases of these components yet, I > > think this should be discussed first... > > > > My personal opinion is that it takes way too long for the improvements in > > these components to land in the interim releases. > > > > Bernd > > Since Interim Build T2501 will be FreeDOS 1.4-RC1, it will be built from the > master/main branch. Excluding FDI and FDI-x86, those will get a temporary > “candidate" branch that will be used. > > Therefore, during the RC phase for 1.4, changes pushed to an “unstable” > branch will not effect the upcoming interim builds until after FreeDOS > 1.4-Final is released and we start providing normal interim builds again. > > It is possible to provide both an RC and separate Interim Test Build > simultaneously. But, I honestly don’t see much point in providing two > different builds for the short time we will be providing the RC builds. > > At this point, I don’t think there will be any Kernel or FreeCOM update in > the next OS release. Those would require a lot of testing and delay 1.4 for a > long while. I think it is more important to get some of those critical bug > fixes out to the public. Things like the FDISK bug that would rewrite > partition tables it does not understand just from launching the program, > really need released as soon as possible. Sure, a user could download those > directly. But, they are far more likely to just use the LiveCD. > > So, unless the community wants both an RC and Interim build, I think that > updating FreeCOM and the Kernel unstable branches can wait until after > FreeDOS 1.4-Final is released. > > :-) > > Jerome > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
