2008/344 [ksh93 Integration Update 1 Amendments 1]

[Roland Mainz]

Joseph Kowalski wrote:
> Roland Mainz wrote:
> > Joseph Kowalski wrote:
> >> Glenn Skinner wrote:
[snip]
> >> I read it as "we don't integrate '-' versions into Solaris".  Did I
> >> guess right?
> >>
> >
> > Grumpf... IMO it depends what the '-' means - see
> > http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/ksh93-integration-discuss/2008-May/006127.html
> > for the testing we do right now for ksh93...
> 
> Testing isn't the issue.
> 
> By assigning the '-' suffix the community is asserting "not ready for
> prime time".  We should believe them and not consider integration into
> the OpenSolaris trunk.  This seems very obvious to me.  I would guess
> that the community wouldn't flinch about changing an interface which
> first appeared in a '-' release.  Seems the reason for having such releases.
> 
> Perhaps this is a C-team issue, more than an ARC issue, but regardless,
> such integrations should not occur.

Erm... two items:
1. B72 integrated ksh93 version "s-" (which was an "alpha" version, too)
- and for the first attempt it was AFAIK quite good. And the upcoming
ksh93t- will be "better" since we learned from our mistakes.
2. Looking at the number of bugs open in bugster and other problems I
think we can't wait much longer. ksh93t+ will likely not be available
before mid-2009. We're simply running out of time - that's why we
invested the whole last month with testing ksh93t- and making sure it is
fully functional and bug-free.

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Bye,
Roland

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