[GRASS-dev] Re: [Qgis-developer] 448

[Hamish]

Markus Neteler wrote:
> 
> In the GRASS stable release tons of Windows fixes are
> missing and it's rather impossible to backport them
> (only if you have much time).

IMO they are too many and too deep to backport without harming the
branch's stability. Windows support is, in fact, still under active
development. And these could perhaps be better termed "Windows
accommodations" instead of "Windows fixes".


So the question is, for QGIS 0.8 pacakges where the GRASS startup, GUI,
wrapper scripts, build system, etc., code doesn't matter:

6.2-CVS (with Radim's patch)
 or (very similar)
6.2.1.qgis.custom (6.2.1 with Radim's patch)
 or
6.3-CVS (tagged as 6.3.0 just before qgis 0.8 is released)

?


to consider:

QGIS will be released to a wide audience of Windows users with no GRASS
experience. If what they get from the GRASS plugin is broken alpha-ware,
this will [mistakenly] harm GRASS's reputation as a stable product and
a viable alternative to entrenched softwares.


Hamish