[mythtv] Packaging prereleases/CVS? (was: Next release?)

[Axel Thimm]

Hi,

On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 08:36:11PM -0500, Isaac Richards wrote:
> Anyone have any problems with an 0.14 release in 2 weeks or so?  I've got a 
> couple things I'd like to get done before a release, but everything else is 
> looking pretty good to me..

would it make sense to rethink about publishing packages of
prereleased versions, CVS or otherwise? (I know it has been the policy
of mythtv development to discourage this, and if this is still the
case, it should continue to be honoured.)

For instance with the concurrent developement of ivtv users often have
to go with CVS of one or another project. Since packaged CVS versions
can be easily replaced by the previous released package, people
running into problems can undo them quite easily (iff they have saved
their database).

Currently I am building CVS rpms at a private location sharing them
with a dozen other people.

Pros are:
o more testing of CVS/prerelease bits
o packaging itself gets also tested
o faster (concurrent) packagages after a release
o codevelopment/testing with sibling projects like ivtv

Cons are:
o false bug reports if CVS tree is packaged at the wrong time
o scattered bug reports

Many projects have unstable/bleeding edge/beta packaged stages for the
adventurous to lay their hand upon. What do you think?
-- 
Axel.Thimm at physik.fu-berlin.de
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