Oh... Have you looked at https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/tags?
Thanks, -- Raul On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 11:26 PM ethiejiesa via Programming <[email protected]> wrote: > > Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://github.com/jsoftware/jsource/commits/master might interest you... > > Indeed, I have the repo cloned locally! > > However, when digging through old bug reports, I find it quite challenging to > match up the "fixed" notices with the corresponding code commits. In cases > with > a clear test case demonstrating the bug, we can use git-bisect to sleuth out > the commit that eliminates the failure. However, cases without this almost > invariably defeat my investigative skills. > > For posterity's sake, and if it's not too much of a hassle, I thought it might > be helpful to have some commits/diffs/comments attached to those "fixed" > messages. > > I will admit to a bit of an ulterior motive here, though. > > Bill, Eric, and Henry have deep domain knowledge about JE. I am personally > hoping that sharing the diffs would also spark discussion and give a natural > avenue to share and spread such expertise. > > The gory details are exceptionally interesting! > > > Permit me to query a broader point, though. > > It strikes me that the git-shortlog on the repo is very short: > > $ git shortlog --summary > 6 Chris Burke > 231 Eric Iverson > 1430 HenryHRich > 1 bill > 597 bill lam > 3 cdb > 3 kbi > > For the most part, we only have 3 devs, with all of them part of the old > guard, > per se. Better yet, Henry has authored over 62% of all commits! Granted, this > only reflects the history from 2016 onward, but my question is this: Do we > have > up and coming JE hackers that can pick up the torch when the time comes? > > > Anyway, maybe JSoftware has a vision for the future that I've failed to pick > up > on. The ulterior motive behind my "share a bit about the fix" is to perhaps > open a channel with the community that sucks in potential JE devs like myself! > I was just trying to be sneaky about things by suggesting something very > simple > and, hopefully, hassle-free. > > > 2!:55 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
