Re: Release plan for gnuplot 4.0

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

> And we really should go through *all* the open bugs currently listed on SF
> and check their status, fix those that are either fixed or non-bugs, and

Mostly to be closed, as they refer to 3.7.3, for example.
I think there is no serious bug for 3.8k -- bug please check it.


> > Optional: release gnuplot-3.8k right now as 4.0 prerelease,
>
> I'm all for it.  IIRC, Lars can make a 3.8k release tarball by a single
> 'make' call, anytime.
>
> > and 4.0 when all the files with new version 4 are edited.
>
> ... and 3.8k has had at least a week or two to give people a chance to
> actually test it, and shake out the bugs.


Then 3.8k should be released today.


> > Further, gnuplot deserves new web page. I've made some work for that. Please
> > have a look at
> >     physics.muni.cz/~mikulik/gp/gpweb-001.zip
>
> Why post a .zip file?  It would make a good deal more sense to put the
> actual pages on your web.

I don't want it gets indexed by web spiders.
It is published like that for people to contribute, not only to have a look.


> > Can someone contribute link to an archive of the gnuplot newsgroups?
>
> http://groups.google.com ?

Yes, Ethan has already submitted a link.

And is there an archive of gnuplot-beta?

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