On 10/20/06, Jonas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:17:42 +0200, Hisham Muhammad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > On 10/20/06, Lucas C. Villa Real <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> On 10/20/06, Jonas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > CVSROOT:        /sources/goboscripts
> >> > Module name:    tools
> >> > Changes by:     Jonas Karlsson <mohjive>        06/10/20 12:34:40
> >> >
> >> > Modified files:
> >> >         Scripts/bin    : SandboxInstall
> >> >
> >> > Log message:
> >> >         Fix for bu #2, cleaning up target directory when fibo sandbox
> >> fails
> >>
> >> I have been wondering about what to do with the program's contents in
> >> this case. The trace file you've attached to the bug shows that there
> >> was a binary file installed inside $target/bin.
> >>
> >> I think that we should take into account the user's choice on
> >> "existing entry at /Programs, [r]emove, [k]eep, [w]hatever" when
> >> cleaning up the broken installation: if the user has chosen to keep
> >> it, just use the fix you've just commited; if the user has chosen to
> >> remove it, the fix should also remove $target entirely.
> >>
> >> Does this look sane?
> >
> > In any case, that should not be implemented inside SandboxInstall.
> > And *please*, let's keep the CVS tree frozen now that we're in release
> > candidate status, and apply verified (as in, "patch discussed in the
> > list") bugfixes only. As we could see yesterday, even "minor harmless
> > commits" can introduce bugs.
>
> Sorry, but this is my first RC. :)

It's my first RC with CVS, I think :)

> I thought that for the final, we should use the same Scipts and Compile as
> on the RC unless a severe bug was found, to avoid such problems.

Yes. Since there were a number of bugfixes this week, this means
there'll be no final next Sunday, but rc2 instead.

> I also think that the tree should be branched so that those that don't
> work directly on the release can update the tools, without having to worry
> about breaking things for the RC.

Makes sense. But I was talking to André about switching to SVN as
early as next week (one can hope!). This should improve things and
make branching easier.

> Should all bugfixes go through the mailing list during rc status? What
> about this fix?

We never had well-defined rules on this. But I think it's a good one
to have. Does everyone agree?

-- Hisham
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