Date:	Mon, 26 Feb 1996 14:50:11 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	"A.Appleyard" <A DOT APPLEYARD AT fs2 DOT mt DOT umist DOT ac DOT uk>
Cc:	DJGPP AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: v2 bugs (was: Misc)
In-Reply-To:	<3AB225146FC@fs2.mt.umist.ac.uk>
Message-Id:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.960226143346.7308A-100000@is>
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On Sun, 25 Feb 1996, A.Appleyard wrote:

>   (1) Many djgpp messages contain an alarming-sounding succession of v2 bug
> reports. Where is an up-to-date V2 bug list? I am unwilling to switch to v2
> until I know what bugs it has, so early in its development and history.

Just my $0.02:

	1) I'm not aware of any software that doesn't have bugs.  In fact
one of the definitions of software is just that: ``lines of code with
bugs''.  Corollary: if you wait for bug-free software, you'll wait 
forever.

	2) People don't usually post ``no-bug reports'', hence the 
impression that v2 has too many bugs to be fit for production work.  In 
fact, v2 is stable enough for commercial applications to be developed 
with it.

	3) v2.0 has less bugs than v1.12maint4, and what's more 
important, if you find a bug in v2.0, you have a good chance of having it 
identified and corrected in a matter of days, whereas with v1.x, you're 
on your own.

So don't hesitate to upgrade.

P.S.  An automatic bug-tracking system is at 
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/beta/bugs/, but don't count on it to list 
all the bugs that are known, because most people don't bother reporting 
the bugs there (which is a pity).

P.P.S.  Some of the bugs for which solutions were posted to c.o.m.d., 
should be corrected in the latest uploads to SimTel.  Be sure to download 
them.

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