Re: [Caml-list] Release 3.09.1
On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 03:31:14PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> Well, i agree for 3.08.x -> 3.09.0, but do we really need that for
> 3.09.0 -> 3.09.1 transitions ? Especially if we follow suit with the
> test proposal, and with the expressed wish of Steve, that we have
> some kind of test suite in each packages.
>
> This way, packages would FTBFS if they are buggy, we quickly get a
> FTBFS bug report, and can fix it.
>
> The less human intervention for drudge tasks the better, and it
> means human intervention can be focused on where it is really
> needed.
This isn't a substitute for a real test suite, but what if the Debian
OCaml policy were to say that all build rules should use "-warn-error A"
(or "-warn-error As" for lablgtk apps). That way, at least new
warnings from new compiler releases would force a FTBFS.
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Eric Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u
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