How about we set up a virtual? machine which cycles thru all available OS's testing sage/mpir on each one. One machine could then cover quite a few different configurations.
On Saturday 18 April 2009 04:33:09 Bill Hart wrote: > This was a pretty unusual release in that officially it happened on > the same day as 1.0.0. That is unlikely to ever happen again. However, > I am all in favour of Jeff's suggestion. > > We did do a full testing cycle for linux and we asked Brian about > Windows testing, but as he had been away we didn't expect as much > testing as usual there. Jeff, would you like to volunteer to offer > testing on certain machines for coming release cycles? > > I'd like to expand our testing coverage. Sage tests MPIR on very many > systems, but mostly they will be x86's. But we really ought to look > into expanding our testing on Sun machines and Apple laptops for > example. > > BTW, I am more than happy to issue a 1.1.1 to fix some issues that > have been found. Certainly when Brian indicates he has fixed the > Windows issues, we'll do that. The changes also need to be reflected > in the 1.1 branch, but if you tell me which files are affected Brian I > can move them across and issue the 1.1.1 release. > > Bill. > > 2009/4/17 Jeff Gilchrist <jeff.gilchr...@gmail.com>: > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Cactus <rieman...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> Sadly you are right - I have not committed the subadd_n.asm file. I > >> have now done this in the trunk. > >> > >> I am afraid that I was on holiday last week and this, combined with > >> the rapid release of 1.1 after 1.0 caught me out on this one. > > > > I was away last week as well, not on an enjoyable holiday, but looking > > after my two children who had a very bad stomach virus. One ended up > > in the Children's hospital for a day too. So it looks like the > > Windows issue slipped by. > > > > Maybe in the future before a final release is done there can be a > > minimum list of systems that need tested, like at least one k8, core2 > > on both UNIX and Windows systems before it can be declared final > > release. That would at least ensure all the common systems have been > > tested. > > > > Jeff. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mpir-devel" group. To post to this group, send email to mpir-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mpir-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mpir-devel?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
