[BusyBox] Problem with mkdir of busybox-0.60.5

[Glenn McGrath]

On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:22:38 -0500
"Allan (pls reply to list only)" <discard at chickenandporn.com> wrote:

> Hey Glenn;
> 
> > Im not sure if you realise, but the stable branch is on its last legs.
> > 
> > The unstable branch has been in development for over a year now, Erik
> > has said he intends make a stable release from the unstable code and
> > remove the current fork soonish.
> 
> The problem with that logic is that the "stable" busybox is actually
> "the busybox that appears to have been tested"
> 

You do have a point here.

> The problem you state -- people reporting bugs in a 31-day-old release
> (BB-0.60.5 on 20021026) -- can be avoided by simply cutting a new
> release and have some organized, coherent testing... maybe even
> self-tests in the source base.  Wouldn't that be scary?
>

Its not a problem reporting bugs in any timeframe, i value bug reports
very much, its time managment.

The bug could be solved by cutting a new release from unstable as well,
 is it better to spend a little bit of time patching an old branch, or a
bit more time and releasing the unstable branch.

I have spent a fair bit of time in the last few days helping to get
unstable upto scratch, and personally think it is very close.

I dont co-ordinate releases though, Erik is pretty busy right now, if we
can all exercise a little more patients untill he has some time then we
can get unstable out the door, removing the branch in cvs should make it
easier to manage in the long run.

There are tests in ./testsuite it could do with some more tests added to
it if you have time :)

If anyone finds bugs in unstable i will do what i can to fix them, if
others want to spend their time patching stable thats their decision.


Thanks

Glenn