Re: LYNX-DEV time for 2-7-2 ? (was numbered forms)

[Philip Webb]

sorry to quote so much, but as Jim says below (grin):

970503 Jim Spath wrote:
> On Sat, 3 May 1997, Roger Hill wrote:
> > On Sat, 3 May 1997, Philip Webb wrote:
> > > before everyone else gets lost -- i have been for a couple of days --
> > > isn't it time to STOP, LOOK & DISCUSS BRIEFLY whether there is now
> > > enough material collected to create Lynx 2-7-2 ?

> > I agree completely!  I am now completely lost
> > as to which (non-)version I should download and try.
> > A 2-7-2, with whichever bug fixes & improvements that happen
> > to be included, would be a relief. 
> 
> On Fri, 2 May 1997, Mob Psychologist wrote:
> > Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV SCO to use Lynx
> > >>> Meanwhile, though, do be sure to pick up the latest developmental
> > >>> versions from <http://sol.slcc.edu/lynx/current/>.  Those versions have
> > >>  Do note that there are more than one developmental version.  What
> > >>  version you work against is, in my mind, a thorny question.  I would
> > >>  not suggest that you try to develop against both.
> > Definitely not.
> > >>  Perhaps the best bet is to work against 2.7.1 , and then when you
> > >>  have something to give back, just provide patches against that
> > >>  version.
> > This is probably the approach we will take.  We need to work with something
> > that is fairly stable, and will just have to place a stake in the ground
> > somewhere.  Sounds like 2.7.1 is a reasonable place to start unless there
> > is another release expected soon?
> > >>  However, the problem I foresee is that with all the changes going on
> > >>  in parallel, it is going to make efforts to integreate the NLS changes
> > >>  tougher.
> > I wonder how you manage to coordinate all these multiple devt threads.
> > Who gets the joyous task of reunification for the next "official" release?
> 
> Sorry to quote so much, but I don't see that many versions being developed.

?????
it looks like at least two major highways being built above & 3 or 4 below!

> There are three major areas under development
> (make that 4 if you include the parsing redesign):
> 
> - autoconfigure
> - Win32
> - character translation
> 
> "Teams" are working on each of these, and combining their work into
> the "developmental" version of Lynx, available at:
> 
>  http://www.slcc.edu/lynx/current/
> 
> As of today, this might be known as Lynx 2-7-1, patch level 19,
> since the archive is called:
> 
>  lynx2.7.1ac-0.19.tar.gz (or lynx2.7.1ac-0.19.zip)
> 
> Fote Macrides continues to make improvements to his code base,
> and calls it his "personal" version.  It's available at:
> 
>  http://www.slcc.edu/lynx/fote/patches/
> 
> Fote does not number his releases, so his archive is called:
> 
>  fotemods.zip
> 
> Klaus Weide has been the lead on the current version, and is
> integrating the changes made by Fote into current as his
> time permits. The last official release, as you might call it, is Lynx2-7-1,
> which is available at:
> 
>  http://www.slcc.edu/lynx/fote/lynx2-7-1.zip
> 
> There are still a number of platforms to be tested under autoconfigure
> before I'd consider "current" to be a full release candidate.  Since I've
> been working with Tom Dickey on autoconfigure, I volunteered to help on
> national language support. Different platforms will surely have different
> NLS mechanisms, so it seemed logical to fit this with configure.  Wedging
> it in before we declare current to be lynx2-7-2 is not too likely... 

doesn't all this, so admirably well laid out, demonstrate EXACTLY WHY
we need to STOP FOR A MOMENT & collect our collective breath
to establish a solid version 2-7-2 with Laura's & Klaus' improvements
to link numbering etc + Fote's bug fixes + anything else we can agree
is reliable & generally useful?

THEN resume the great conquests of autoconfigure, character translation,
parsing, SCO & anything else not ready for an official publication.

what do Laura & Klaus think?  (Fote's on holiday ... )

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