[Jython-dev] Would a weekly(or something) build be useful?

[Leo U. <leo...@ya...>]

Hi folks,

Ive been watching how Mustang(Java 6 project) has been
functioning for awhile.  One of the things they
do(did) was make a build every week which you could
download in one convenient bundle and test out.  Just
from watching the bug database and the forums it
seemed to have the positive effect of users
downloading it and reporting bugs.  Now, would a
weekly build be healthy for the Jython project?

I can think of a couple of positives:
a. Find bugs quicker by having actual users testing it
out.
b. Another sign of Jython's pulse.  A user could
easily download something that said "built 1 week
ago".  He wouldn't see builds that were ancient.

A negative?
1. Why couldn't a user just cvs the darn thing and
build it himself?

thought folks?
leouser


 
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