New Wine Gecko package
James Mckenzie
jjmckenzie51 at earthlink.net
Thu Feb 5 16:14:38 CST 2009
Jacek Caban <jacek at codeweavers.com> wrote:
>Sent: Feb 5, 2009 12:28 PM
>To: James Mckenzie <jjmckenzie51 at earthlink.net>
>Cc: Scott Ritchie <scott at open-vote.org>, wine-devel <wine-devel at winehq.org>
>Subject: Re: New Wine Gecko package
>
>James Mckenzie wrote:
>> Jacek Caban <jacek at codeweavers.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Scott Ritchie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is this version compatible with Wine 1.0.1 by chance?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> No, it's technically impossible.
>>>
>>>
>> Is it possible to build a patch upgrade to 1.0.1 to incorporate the new Gecko or will we have to wait until 1.2 (that is the next stable release)?
>>
>
>No, it would require too much risky changes. The fact that we need a
>bugfix release proves that it's a bad idea.
This is your opinion and I respect it as you have more experience with Gecko than I.
>
>Also I don't see any point in upgrading Gecko in 1.0 branch.
>
It depends on the timeline for the 1.2 release. If this is a long way off, it may be worth the effort. If it is a matter of months, then the effort would not be worth it, since this would be a major project.
James McKenzie
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