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On Mar 18, 1:45=A0am, CBFalconer <cbfalco DOT  DOT  DOT  AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
> DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> >> Is there a reason you keep old versions of software in the
> >> current directory?
>
> > If you mean the ftp site, the reason is that nobody has pointed
> > out which old versions we no longer need there. =A0Note that we
> > don't automatically retire a version when a new one is uploaded;
> > there's a delay to make sure the new version works. =A0Sometimes
> > we keep an older version around for compatibility (like the
> > certain gcc version that is the last one with Pascal support).
>
> > If you want to audit the files and suggest things that can be
> > retired, go ahead, and if others agree I'll retire them.
>
> Have you developed a method of ensuring that a new release has no
> new bugs? =A0If so, please publish it.
>
> --
> =A0[mail]: Chuck F (cbfalconer at maineline dot net)
> =A0[page]: <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Try the download section.

I would assume that there is a test period, and volunteer testers. :)

Does djgpp use any thing like mantis? http://www.mantisbt.org/
That would be helpful to manage issues and such.

Is there any dos SVN client? I don't see any , I could write one. :)
Any work I do would prob use SVN and sourceforge with a stable
"current", a test branch.
Standard stuff.

~theMouse

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