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From: Bauernberger, J. \(EXT\) <joa...@si...> - 2005-08-10 13:56:51
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hi there, without starting a war over this I have to agree.=20 I would never read a NEWS file. NEWS files are in most cases as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike!=20 If at all I read a CHANGELOG (if posted on the download page). But in this case the downloadpage is very vague on what the changes were (but in fact I did not know that the info is vague until now)... The first thing I did was update my MANPATH and had a look at the new man page. As I did not see much new stuff I went straight from testing the new version to writing a mail. IMHO something as crucial as this should be communicated more clearly (and not by pointing the user to the list archives) ... Anyways I like this tool and think you guys do a very good job. you have my full appriciation! regards, ~/joachim=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Rossi [mailto:bo...@br...]=20 > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 3:36 PM > To: Nicholas Nethercote > Cc: Bauernberger, Joachim (EXT); val...@li... > Subject: Re: [Valgrind-users] addrcheck gone in valgrind 3.0.0? >=20 >=20 > On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 08:30:03AM -0500, Nicholas Nethercote wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Bauernberger, Joachim (EXT) wrote: > >=20 > > >$ valgrind --tool=3Daddrcheck ls > > >Can't open tool "addrcheck": > >=20 > > >From the NEWS file: > >=20 > > - Addrcheck is currently not working. We hope to get it=20 > working again > > soon. Helgrind is still not working, as was the case for=20 > the 2.4.0 > > release. > >=20 > > Is there a problem with reading the NEWS file? This is=20 > about the 5th time=20 > > someone has asked about Addrcheck or Helgrind. I don't=20 > want to put this=20 > > info in the FAQ because it seems like having it in the NEWS=20 > should be=20 > > enough. >=20 > I think it would make sense to post this kind of info in the manual. I > mean, the first thing a user does is read the 3.0 manual and find out > that a nifty plugin called Addrcheck is there. Then when they=20 > go to use > it, it doesn't work. So they naturally ask here. What would point them > to reading the NEWS file? >=20 > As I understand it, valgrind is special in the sense that=20 > most programs > don't "pick up/drop" support for plugins between versions.=20 > Usually once > a program supports a feature set, it doesn't go back. >=20 > Bob Rossi >=20 |