But what is the difference between "supported" and "in-progress" then?
2006/10/20, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Mikhail Loenko wrote: > Good! :) > > Now it's more or less clear about the categories that we have and I suggest > that we discuss policies around the categories. > > Probably we will have weaker policies for the current stage of the > project and > stricter policies when we are closer to release. > > I suggest that we discuss current policies first. > > For the category "Yes" or "Supported" we do our best to not break it with > commits. "Do our best" to be defined later. If a commit breaks that > platform > we stop further commits and either fix or roll it back ASAP. Comments? Yes. > > For the category "In-progress" we should probably have weaker policies > comparing to "Supported", but we still need some. Ideas? Roll these back too. > Possibly we should try not to break it and if we break then discuss > whether it was intentionally or not and may decide to roll it back or > do something > else. Other ideas? > > Thanks, > Mikhail > > 2006/10/19, Alex Blewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Even better: >> >> Yes >> No >> Maybe >> >> :-) >> >> On 18/10/06, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Better : >> > >> > Supported >> > Not-Supported >> > In-Progress >> > >> > >> > Mikhail Fursov wrote: >> > > Mikhail, >> > > I support your classification: it covers all types I can imagine. >> > > >> > > Here is my proposal of naming: >> > > 1) "not supported" >> > > 2) "product" or "supported" >> > > 3) "incubation" >> > > >> > > >> > > On 10/18/06, Mikhail Loenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> Well, I think there are at least three categories of platforms: >> > >> >> > >> 1) Platforms that we don't care about >> > >> 2) Platforms that we think work and we want them working >> > >> 3) Platforms that we want working but they still don't >> > >> >> > >> We definitely have to roll back the commits that break #2. >> > >> >> > >> We need some 'protection' policy to make it possible for platforms >> > >> to graduate from #3 to #2 >> > >> >> > >> And we need some criteria to define how #1 could become #3 >> > >> >> > >> And we need names for the categories that are not misleading >> > >> >> > >> Comments? >> > >> >> > >> Thanks, >> > >> Mikhail >> > >> >> > >> 2006/10/18, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Mikhail Fursov wrote: >> > >> > > Mikhail, >> > >> > > The situation is possible with some Linux clones. >> > >> > > And if we have such a situation I propose to take into >> account if we >> > >> have a >> > >> > > commiter/volunteer to check this platform. >> > >> > > If we have a volunteer - we support it. >> > >> > > >> > >> > > Another question is: what if volunteer is gone and no one >> supports >> > >> the >> > >> > > platform? Will we claim that Harmony no longer supports the >> platform? >> > >> > >> > >> > No - to be supported, we have to agree as a community. I'm >> wary about >> > >> > there being one-person-supported platforms. >> > >> > >> > >> > We can easily have two categories - >> > >> > >> > >> > a) platforms that we certify as being compatible, and support >> > >> > >> > >> > b) platforms that we certify as being compatible, but don't >> make any >> > >> > support promises >> > >> > >> > >> > geir >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > On 10/18/06, Mikhail Loenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> 2006/10/17, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Mikhail Loenko wrote: >> > >> > >> > > 2006/10/17, Geir Magnusson Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> Mikhail Fursov wrote: >> > >> > >> > > I think if we decide to support a platform then we >> define a set >> > >> of >> > >> > >> tests >> > >> > >> > > that >> > >> > >> > > must pass on that platform after each commit and we do >> roll back >> > >> if >> > >> > >> they >> > >> > >> > > fail. That is how I understand "support" >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Lets define support as passing >90% of classlib unit and >> > >> > >> > smoke/c-unit/kernel in DRLVM >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> It might be a criteria for addition to the set of supported, >> but >> > >> can't >> > >> > >> be a definition. >> > >> > >> Logically there could be a platform that we don't know, but >> that >> > >> platform >> > >> > >> could >> > >> > >> pass 99% of the tests, do you think we can support a >> platform we >> > >> don't >> > >> > >> have any >> > >> > >> idea about? >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> Thanks, >> > >> > >> Mikhail >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > geir >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > Terms of use : >> http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> > >> > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> > >> > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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