Re: Preparing for a 1.6.8 release.

[Rob Browning]

Steve Ellcey <address@hidden> writes:

> Given that things don't work with 1.6.8.rc0 even after changing __ia64__
> to IA64 I think it is reasonable not to address this problem for 1.6.8.

Well, if we can do it safely and fairly easily, I'd still be inclined
to add the code for ucontext_t on HP-UX because that lowers the bar
for future progress.  Is there a sufficiently specific test that you
think might be appropriate?

> I'd like to get guile working at some point on the HP-UX IA64 platform
> but I don't know if that means getting the 1.6.* branch to work or if I
> should just look at the top-of-tree sources.

Well if your needs aren't short-to-medium term, or if your intended
purpose can handle a potentially very unstable guile, then you might
want to focus on CVS HEAD (i.e. 1.7).  However, if you need something
stable, then 1.6 is it.

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Rob Browning
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