setup release pending...

[Max Bowsher]

Robert Collins wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-04-06 at 08:53, Max Bowsher wrote:
> 
> 
>>> I read it as "the patches aren't necessarily in yet, but will go in
>>> before the release"...
>> 
>> Sounds reasonable. But discussion seems to have fizzled regarding
>> Pierre's patch, so we must be careful it isn't forgotten.
> 
> Perhaps the pendig patch list should be resurrected?

Will do.

>>> As for fixing 1, it's been suggested, I believe, that only the packages
>>> that are being installed be MD5-summed (just summarizing here).
>> 
>> I'm attacking 1, trying to shift MD5-summing to as-needed rather than
>> at-startup.
> 
> Please, just disable the md5 checks via a command line option.
> 
> There are non-trivial (non-code) issues to make it default to as-needed.

OK, command line option for 200303, better solution for HEAD.

It's past midnight here, though, so patch will have to wait until tomorrow.


Max.