Re: Release Autoconf 2.70

2016-07-21 Thread Julien ÉLIE
Hi Erik, How much time it takes to make a release? For the outsider there's not many obviously needed steps that take a lot of time. Does making a RC take as much time as full release, or could we have RC for testing both autoconf and the build systems of projects that use it? The biggest

Re: Release Autoconf 2.70

2016-07-21 Thread Marko Lindqvist
On 21 July 2016 at 00:06, Eric Blake wrote: > On 07/20/2016 11:21 AM, Craig Andrews wrote: >> >> what's >> blocking a release? > > Lack of free time from someone with commit rights. How much time it takes to make a release? For the outsider there's not many obviously needed

Re: Release Autoconf 2.70

2016-07-21 Thread Eric Blake
On 07/21/2016 12:25 AM, Marko Lindqvist wrote: > On 21 July 2016 at 00:06, Eric Blake wrote: >> On 07/20/2016 11:21 AM, Craig Andrews wrote: >>> >>> what's >>> blocking a release? >> >> Lack of free time from someone with commit rights. > > How much time it takes to make a

Re: Autoconf Digest, Vol 147, Issue 4

2016-07-21 Thread Keith Bostic
> The biggest time sink is digging through the mail archives to ensure > that all posted patches that are still relevant have been applied; I > know that there is a big body of work for detecting compiler warnings > that needs to be reviewed and incorporated. > Obviously, that's not a problem