[m-dev.] fixing the bug reported on m-users

Julien Fischer jfischer at opturion.com
Tue Nov 2 18:43:11 AEDT 2021


On Tue, 2 Nov 2021, Zoltan Somogyi wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Nov 2021 13:16:46 +1100 (AEDT), Julien Fischer <jfischer at opturion.com> wrote:
>> What are the disadavantages (if any) of enabling error reporting when
>> generating interface before you have completed your current set of
>> changes?
>
> The main issue with reporting errors at interface-generation-time is that
> it has been tested only minimally, and therefore switching it on
> may result in problems. That is a price we have to pay if we *ever*
> switch it on, so you are right, that is not really an argument against switching now.

Ok. Another argument in favour of making the switch now is that we need
to have a new stable release at some point. That will be sometime in the
beginning of next year. We may as well find any problems now, rather
than then.

Julien.


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