I also like the 2.2 release for ia32 only.

At 10:48 AM 2/27/2003 -0500, Sean Dague wrote:
Just say that 2.2 is x86 only, and enhanced ia64 support is coming for 2.3.
Many distros don't release non x86 support in every release cycle, so I
think its ok that OSCAR does that for one release cycle.

-Sean

On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 08:20:14AM -0500, Jeff Squyres wrote:
> I would like to propose the following:
>
> - since IA64 support is currently broken
> - since CVS is frozen
> - since there's at least some pending work that has been waiting for about
>   a month (i.e., can't be committed)
> - since this means that other OSCAR work has come to a standstill
>
> We should do one of the following:
>
>   1. release what we have now as 2.1.1 without support for IA64; the big
>      selling point is more network drivers, etc.  This is with intent to
>      someday do 2.2 with IA64 support restored (i.e., when SI -- or
>      whatever the problem is -- gets fixed).  IA64 people would still use
>      2.1.
>
>   2. forget the idea of releasing now, and unfreeze CVS so that IA64
>      support can be fixed and other OSCAR development can progress.
>
>   3. branch CVS so that 2.2 is on its own branch and development work can
>      progress at the head.
>
> I'm actually pretty opposed to #3, but it is a legitimate option, so it's
> only fair that it should be listed.
>
> Comments?  Suggestions?
>
> --
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