Eric, On Sat, 2019-11-23 at 11:08 +0100, ewl+rdiffbac...@lavar.de wrote: > Hi, > On 17/11/2019 22:29, EricZolf wrote: > > Writing these lines, I realise that I should try to generate a beta > > release (even if only manually) so that people can more easily > > test, without the trouble of compiling the code. > > So, I've created a release in GitHub (yeah!), it's far from perfect > and I'm looking forward to see the automated release pipeline from > Otto, Patrik and/or Arrigo, so that we get this as automated as > possible.
Congratulations on reaching this milestone, and thank you for all your hard work. > From my part, I'll revamp the documentation, it's currently mixing > development, installation and usage, and doesn't properly highlight > the requirements. > In the meantime, anybody can download the Linux binaries from > https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/releases/tag/v1.4.0.beta > - install and test. Windows will follow shortly (tonight, I hope). I'll also see if I can push a version to Fedora rawhide over the weekend, so you can pull down the current RPM for it. > Remember: it's a beta version, be careful! > - if you're confused or not sure, ask on this mailing list- if you > find a bug, create an issue on GitHub with rdiff-backup version, OS > and its version, command and log with -v9 verbosity. I think I need to push a couple of small changes to the RPM spec file templates to build with SCM, that can wait until I've tested with the Fedora build system. > Let's get the ball rolling,Eric Regards Frank
