> For development configuration is useless and just time sink.

I strongly disagree. Metacello was sold to please users. Actually, I use it for 
me, the developper. I create a new version at each commit. It works 
wonderfully. 

Alexandre


> But for release it has completely different purpose: it helps us to
> identify what exactly and what version of it will be put in final
> version. And gives a simple and concrete answer how to reproduce it,
> in case of need.
> Since we're are  talking about release, i don't see how we could do
> that without configurations.
> 
> Yes, sure it could be done manually to manifest all packages and their
> version(s) included into release, but it still means that
> someone has to do it one way or another.
> 
> 
> On 31 August 2011 23:03, Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Marcus
>> 
>> We only do what is possible :)
>> 
>>        - for the configurations of let us take what exist. We cannot control 
>> everything. I do not have the time and knowledge for that.
>>        Lukas decided that configurations are evil. Ok perfect now we fix 
>> them when we know what should be loaded.
>> 
>>        - Then for example to integrate the broken highlight I need the code 
>> first. I still do not know which slice to load in 1.3.
>>        Two days ago I spent time on it loading the wrong slice. So I decided 
>> that I will not stress.
>> 
>> So we will fix that either in 1.3 or in 1.4 as time allows it.
>> And more more important: no stress we are payed enough to stress and do 
>> stuff that hurts us.
>> 
>> Stef
>> 
>>> On Aug 31, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Lukas Renggli wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The image contains outdated versions of RB and OB that miss some
>>>> critical fixes.
>>> 
>>> How can I know?
>>> 
>>> It is is build using the latest MetaCello config... if the config needs to 
>>> be updated,
>>> it needs to be updated. It does not happen by itself.
>>> 
>>>> Also there some proposed fixes don't seem to be
>>>> included <http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/list?q=milestone%3D1.3>
>>>> yet?
>>>> 
>>> No... I have not yet found the energy to do that.
>>> 
>>>       Marcus
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Marcus Denker -- http://marcusdenker.de
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
> 

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