Pre-release issue and push notes

[email protected] Sat, 26 Jan 2019 03:37:34 -0800
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I've suggested a number of fixes for existing issues, some of which have 
been merged, and also been through the list of recent issues a few 
times. Since a release seems imminent I'm writing with some notes on 
remaining issues and pull requests. None of this is meant to be 
comprehensive -- issues I say nothing about may still be important.


      Blockers

I recommend against releasing without merging #3398 or some equivalent. 
Given that WOFF2 support is relatively new I suspect issue #3422 may be 
quite serious as well, and should either be fixed or (optional) support 
of WOFF2 postponed.  Given that that issue has no current pull request 
it would benefit from some attention now. (User @Yay295 has done some 
testing with pre-release code and filed this issue.)


      Other

I would not recommend holding the release for any other issue or 
unmerged push request that I've filed or recently commented on. 
Obviously the more fixes the better.

Given that the shift away from Python 2 is that much further along some 
serious thought should be put into #3409. Along those lines it would be 
helpful if someone with Mac OS X access could identify the details of 
the failure of #3410, which is a test of #3409.

#3395 would be a shame to loose but is close enough to merging that 
there shouldn't be a problem.

Issue #3420 is a potential docs fix and I would appreciate if someone 
could comment on it. Some behaviors attached to the Meta key are 
super-useful but don't work as described, at least on my machine. The 
question is whether to change the code or the docs.

Most of #3399 can be ignored but it would be nice to avoid the 
graphicore warning message. (Basically it looks sloppy to have a warning 
dialog pop up every time you start a program after a normal build and 
install.)

My other push requests #3133, #3425 and #3347 are for specific and 
(likely) rare problems.

That's it!

Skef


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    <p>I've suggested a number of fixes for existing issues, some of
      which have been merged, and also been through the list of recent
      issues a few times. Since a release seems imminent I'm writing
      with some notes on remaining issues and pull requests. None of
      this is meant to be comprehensive -- issues I say nothing about
      may still be important.</p>
    <h3>Blockers</h3>
    <p>I recommend against releasing without merging #3398 or some
      equivalent. Given that WOFF2 support is relatively new I suspect
      issue #3422 may be quite serious as well, and should either be
      fixed or (optional) support of WOFF2 postponed.  Given that that
      issue has no current pull request it would benefit from some
      attention now. (User @Yay295 has done some testing with
      pre-release code and filed this issue.) <br>
    </p>
    <h3>Other</h3>
    <p>I would not recommend holding the release for any other issue or
      unmerged push request that I've filed or recently commented on.
      Obviously the more fixes the better.</p>
    <p>Given that the shift away from Python 2 is that much further
      along some serious thought should be put into #3409. Along those
      lines it would be helpful if someone with Mac OS X access could
      identify the details of the failure of #3410, which is a test of
      #3409. </p>
    <p>#3395 would be a shame to loose but is close enough to merging
      that there shouldn't be a problem. <br>
    </p>
    <p>Issue #3420 is a potential docs fix and I would appreciate if
      someone could comment on it. Some behaviors attached to the Meta
      key are super-useful but don't work as described, at least on my
      machine. The question is whether to change the code or the docs. <br>
    </p>
    <p>Most of #3399 can be ignored but it would be nice to avoid the
      graphicore warning message. (Basically it looks sloppy to have a
      warning dialog pop up every time you start a program after a
      normal build and install.) </p>
    <p>My other push requests #3133, #3425 and #3347 are for specific
      and (likely) rare problems. <br>
    </p>
    <p>That's it!</p>
    <p>Skef<br>
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