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OT: latest stable version not recommended (was: coreutils-cvs build erro
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Bob Proulx |
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OT: latest stable version not recommended (was: coreutils-cvs build error fixed) |
Date: |
Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:15:29 -0600 |
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Mutt/1.5.9i |
address@hidden wrote:
> heh, it's nice to get a second opinion, but is there ever a case when
> "the latest stable version" is ever _not_ recommended? ;)
Yes, actually. gzip is one example. The latest stable version is
1.2.4a but it has been so long since a stable release and many
problems have appeared and been corrected in the test release that the
latest stable release of gzip can no longer be recommended.
Bob
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- Re: now getting a build error with coreutils-cvs (Re: coreutils-6.2: various runtime problems on Darwin-8.7.0 HFS+ (including attachment this time)), Jim Meyering, 2006/09/26
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- Re: coreutils-cvs build error fixed (Re: now getting a build error with coreutils-cvs (Re: coreutils-6.2: various runtime problems on Darwin-8.7.0 HFS+ (including attachment this time))), Paul Eggert, 2006/09/27
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- OT: latest stable version not recommended (was: coreutils-cvs build error fixed),
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- Re: OT: latest stable version not recommended, Paul Eggert, 2006/09/27
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- Re: cvs build error with Apple-installed tools (Re: OT: latest stable version not recommended), Paul Eggert, 2006/09/27
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- Re: cvs build error with Apple-installed tools (Re: OT: latest stable version not recommended), Paul Eggert, 2006/09/28
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- Re: cvs build error with Apple-installed tools (Re: OT: latest stable version not recommended), Bob Proulx, 2006/09/28
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- Re: OT: latest stable version not recommended, mwoehlke, 2006/09/28
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- Re: now getting a build error with coreutils-cvs (Re: coreutils-6.2: various runtime problems on Darwin-8.7.0 HFS+ (including attachment this time)), Jim Meyering, 2006/09/26