[crossfire] [Crossfire-cvs] SF.net SVN: crossfire: [5665] maps/tags/1.10/

[Kevin R. Bulgrien]

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> Hello.
> 
> I (and I'm sure others) would have appreciated some notification of
> incoming 1.10 release, as I'm trying to fix some things related to Windows
> version of server.
> 
> Could I ask for ~2 weeks notice before releases, so we can freeze stuff
> and fix critical/blocking bugs?
> 
> Nicolas

The old adage about CVS not being a replacement for developer communication
likely applies well in this situation, IMO.

2 weeks not needed here as _any_ notice would be appreciated.  I had two
regressions to fix in maps.  I could have had them fixed in a few hours,
but had just discovered them through playtesting and was needing to
experiment a bit to learn how to fix them.  (I have fixed them now, but it
is too late.)  With 24 or 48 hours notice, these regressions might have
been fixed for the release as I could have upped priority for hammering
out a correction.

I acknowledge it is my problem for not having tested well enough before
committing.  At the time I did test on my server, but did not have in mind
the nuances of testing for hidden attribute changes that come in from the
arch when switching out floor pieces.  I know now, so hopefully it won't
happen again.

Kevin