[Scummvm-devel] ScummVM 0.12.0: Missing builds

[Max Horn]

Am 02.09.2008 um 21:08 schrieb Fabien Coeurjoly:

> Hallo Max,

Hi Fabien!

>
>
> Am 02/09/2008 schriebst Du:
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>> I.e. that meant 6 weeks for port updates and testing, plus one extra
>> week for last minute stuff. Yet it still ended in a total disaster  
>> for
>> quite a big number of bigger and smaller ports. Now, I have various
>> theories about this, but I'd really love to hear from the affected
>> people as to what you guys think why it failed, and whether you have
>> ideas to do better.
>
> Regarding MorphOS port, i was notified the release day that i was  
> supposed
> to build a MorphOS binary. Usually i was notified days/weeks before,  
> but
> not anymore since 0.10 or so. But maybe it's my "fault" because i'm  
> not
> subscribed to some essential mailing list i don't know about. :)

That's clearly  a problem and a very reasonable explanation from you.  
So: Are you subscribed to the scummvm-devel list? If yes, do I read  
your message as saying that the release status mails were not clear  
enough / were lost in the noise of other talks on the list?

If no: Why not? :) Seriously, I mean: Because you were not aware of  
it? Because it has to high traffic for you? Or because... well, fill  
in :)

I am very interested in finding this out, maybe some good ideas come  
from it (e.g. maybe we need a scummvm-releases mailing list; or just  
need to make sure all porters & packagers are *told* they should  
subscribe to scummvm-devel; or maybe just adding a "[RELEASE]" tag to  
the subject lines of all release status mails would help; etc.).


Cheers,
Max