Re: [htdig-dev] Current Status as of snapshot 3.2.0b4-20030525

[Gilles D. <gr...@sc...>]

According to Neal Richter:
> Question:  I've got a bunch of native win32 support changes I've been
> sitting on (and am now reverifying).
> 
> Should I sit on them until we release 3.2.0b5??
> 
> What about fixes for memory leaks???
> 
> I'm back to a period here at work where I can work full-time on HtDig code
> itself to make it work natively with Win32....
> 
> Thanks.

Please don't sit on fixes for memory leaks, unless you have reason
to believe the fixes are system specific and will likely cause the
code to break on other systems.  3.2.0b5 isn't in a code freeze yet,
and even if it were we try to get bug fixes in as much as possible
in the pre-release period.  Fixing memory leaks before the code is
released is likely to benefit everyone, isn't it?

As for the win32 support, I think it would be nice to include it if
it won't delay the release too much.  If it's likely to entail huge
code changes requiring lots more debugging and testing time, and will
push the release back more than a couple weeks, my own feeling would
be to hold off on this until b5 is out.  What do others think?

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Gilles R. Detillieux              E-mail: <gr...@sc...>
Spinal Cord Research Centre       WWW:    http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/
Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba  Winnipeg, MB  R3E 3J7  (Canada)