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[Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/04/2018 04:56 PM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> On 04/10/18 19:18, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
>> On 10/4/2018 1:11 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
>>> Am Do., 4. Okt. 2018 um 09:58 Uhr schrieb Wayne Stambaugh
>>> <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>>>
>>>     Still waiting for the macos fix to tag 5.0.1.
>>>
>>>
>>> The 5.0.1 bug doesn't affect 5.1 as far as I can tell.  
>>
>> It's the delta I'm worried about.  This is a significant change of
>> non-UI code.  If we would have a critical eeschema bug in the 5.0 branch
>> between now and 5.0.1 release, it makes the probability of merge
>> conflicts just that much greater.  If the macos fix is going to drag on
>> too long, them maybe we could make the argument to merge it.  I figured
>> we would already have tagged 5.0.1 by now.  Are we having fun yet? ;)
> 
> Hi Wayne,
> 
> I share your concerns, nonetheless I agree with Seth to merge the GAL
> branch to the nightlies as soon as possible. If we'll find another
> critical bug, these are - in my experience - usually overlooked corner
> cases or memory management issues and fixing them doesn't require a lot
> of code changes. Cherry-picking them to 5.0.1 would IMHO take much less
> time than waiting for the feedback on eeschema-gal and delaying the 5.1.
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom
> 

I'm willing to allow this to be merged on Monday if we still do not have
a solution for the macos issue so we can tag 5.0.1.

Cheers,

Wayne