From: Dom Lachowicz (doml@appligent.com)
Date: Sat Sep 07 2002 - 10:46:45 EDT
On Saturday, September 7, 2002, at 02:18 AM, Andrew Dunbar wrote:
> --- Dom Lachowicz <doml@appligent.com> wrote:
>> FWIW, all builds are bidi capable now.
>>
>> http://abiword.pchasm.org/builds/nightly/
>>
>> Last updated Sept 4, which was probably the last
>> time Win32 worked before I intentionally slightly
>> broke the tree.
>
> I had been assuming this one wasn't up-to-date since
> I try it now and then and it still causes Bug 3840
> for me. (Crashes loading World.abw) I've just
> re-opened it...
>
> http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3840
As noted in bug 3840 you downloaded the STABLE build and not HEAD. You
want:
http://abiword.pchasm.org/builds/nightly/win32/setup_abiword.exe
NOT
http://abiword.pchasm.org/builds/nightly/win32/setup_abiword_S.exe
Dom
> Andrew.
>
>> Dom
>>
>> On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 11:16 PM, Andrew
>> Dunbar wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder if sombebody has an up-to-date nightly
>> build
>>> for Windows. I really want to test a new bidi
>> build
>>> and it must be a complete installer version. I
>> can't
>>> get .exe only versions to install on the cybercafe
>>> computers.
>>>
>>> Thanks. Andrew Dunbar.
>>>
>>>>> On 2002.09.06 13:35 Dom Lachowicz wrote:
>>>>> Please consider this a 1-month "head's up". I'd
>>>> like to get 1.1.0 out
>>>>> the door on Friday October 4, 2002. This will
>> be
>>>> very much a
>>>>> "developer's release." This means that:
>>>>>
>>>>> * It should be considered unstable (for just
>> about
>>>> every conceivable
>>>>> definition of unstable)
>>>>> * Some features may not be fully implemented or
>>>> may be buggy
>>>>> * Some features that will go into 2.0 may not
>> have
>>>> been started yet and
>>>>> will evolve with the 1.1.x series
>>>>> * There will be no string or documentation
>> freeze
>>>>>
>>>>> That said, this release should definitely raise
>>>> some eyebrows in the
>>>>> community. It will have quite a few good new
>>>> features, bug fixes,
>>>>> plugins, and other such updates. It should
>>>> "reasonably work" for most
>>>>> people, given some definition of "reasonably".
>> I'd
>>>> like to set the
>>>>> baseline at "just about all 1.0.x features
>> should
>>>> work in 1.1.0".
>>>>>
>>>>> Users should be encouraged to try this release,
>>>> but we should steer
>>>>> them away from using it in production settings
>> or
>>>> as their primary WP.
>>>>> They do so at their own risk, and doing so (to
>>>> quote EAZen) will
>>>>> "invoke the wrath of Dom" (whatever that
>>>> means...). Until the 1.1.x
>>>>> tree has stabilized substantially, we should
>>>> strongly advocate using
>>>>> the 1.0.x series unless there are some dire
>>>> circumstances forcing a
>>>>> particular user to upgrade.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ideally, this series will generate lots of good
>>>> bug reports, new
>>>>> developer interest, patches, and an increase in
>>>> users, all leading to a
>>>>> rock-solid and well-endowed 2.0 product.
>>>>>
>>>>> The tree will close only for a few hours, if
>> that.
>>>> Tinderbox must be
>>>>> green in order to release. Nothing else will be
>>>> considered
>>>>> show-stopper. Target platforms: QNX, UNIX/GTK+2,
>>>> Win32. There will be
>>>>> no UNIX/GNOME2 port of this release. More news
>>>> will follow as the
>>>>> release date draws nearer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks and keep up the great work,
>>>>> Dom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A whole series of random thoughts pop up on this
>>>> one, and probably to early for atleast half of my
>>>> questions, so, I'll itemize.
>>>>
>>>> A) WooHoo! Feel free to let us know what will go
>> in
>>>> when you make the decisions.
>>>> B) I will emphasize the "unstable," "developers
>>>> release, not ready for primetime" and "not to be
>>>> used where you need it."
>>>> C) Uwog said "invoke the wrath of dom." I
>>>> originally said, "*at the risk of invoking the
>> wrath
>>>> of dom," then changed it to my new favourite
>> running
>>>> gag, "*at the risk of invoking 'AbiWord II: The
>>>> Wrath of Dom'."
>>>> D) Will there be a source option with all plugins
>>>> included? That would be "boffo good!"
>>>> E) ACK! GNOME IS DEAD! HE SAID IT AGAIN! (yet,
>> if
>>>> you're using gtk<anything>, you're using glib...)
>>>>
>>>> Look at that, I saved $56 on taxes...so...the
>>>> government owes me...no, I still owe the
>>>> government...WHAT!? $64,000!?
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