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From: Fabio M. <fab...@gm...> - 2005-08-10 14:07:11
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Well, anyone should at least check the mailing list archives before posting any question IMO. On 8/10/05, Bauernberger, Joachim (EXT) <joa...@si...> wrote: > hi there, >=20 > 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)... >=20 > 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. >=20 > IMHO something as crucial as this should be communicated more clearly > (and not by pointing the user to the list archives) ... >=20 > Anyways I like this tool and think you guys do a very good job. you have > my full appriciation! >=20 > regards, > ~/joachim >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Rossi [mailto:bo...@br...] > > 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? > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 08:30:03AM -0500, Nicholas Nethercote wrote: > > > On Wed, 10 Aug 2005, Bauernberger, Joachim (EXT) wrote: > > > > > > >$ valgrind --tool=3Daddrcheck ls > > > >Can't open tool "addrcheck": > > > > > > >From the NEWS file: > > > > > > - Addrcheck is currently not working. We hope to get it > > working again > > > soon. Helgrind is still not working, as was the case for > > the 2.4.0 > > > release. > > > > > > Is there a problem with reading the NEWS file? This is > > about the 5th time > > > someone has asked about Addrcheck or Helgrind. I don't > > want to put this > > > info in the FAQ because it seems like having it in the NEWS > > should be > > > enough. > > > > 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 > > go to use > > it, it doesn't work. So they naturally ask here. What would point them > > to reading the NEWS file? > > > > As I understand it, valgrind is special in the sense that > > most programs > > don't "pick up/drop" support for plugins between versions. > > Usually once > > a program supports a feature set, it doesn't go back. > > > > Bob Rossi > > >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practic= es > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & Q= A > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Valgrind-users mailing list > Val...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/valgrind-users > |