Re: [Opensc-devel] Last minute patching

[Viktor T. <vik...@gm...>]

Hello,

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Andreas Schwier (ML) <
and...@ca...> wrote:

> while doing some regression testing we've come across a problem that
> once working code broke apart immediately before the 0.13 release was
> finished.
>
> We traced the problem down to a code change introduced by the MyEID
> ECDSA patch [1] that went into the 0.13 version as one of the very final
> patches.
>
> Even though the code change is valid, it breaks existing code, rendering
> the ECDSA key generation for the SmartCard-HSM in the 0.13 release
> pretty much useless.
>

Sorry, for these problems.


>
> Can we for the future agree, that we don't squeeze such a large code
> change in right before doing a release ?
>


Yes, in the future we'll be less hazardous.

This release was not as like the others --
first train after the long interruption of traffic: many passengers, new
locomotive, equipage without experience, ...


>
> We tested all the release candidates and they worked up and until the
> very last patch.
>
> Andreas
>

Kind regards,
Viktor.



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