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- From: keith@taligent.com (Keith Rollin)
- Subject: Re: IMPORTANT MPW C 3.2.3 NOTICE
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- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 22:04:54 GMT
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- In article <D2150035.cl6jej@outpost.SF-Bay.org>, peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org
- (Michael Peirce) writes:
- >
- >
- > In article <1992Aug28.223654.1979@gallant.apple.com>
- (comp.sys.mac.programmer), rickf@apple.com (Rick Fleischman) writes:
- > > IMPORTANT MPW C 3.2.3 NOTICE:
- > > -----------------------------
- >
- > Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful Apple is sending out these notices
- > to a wide community, but...
- >
- > Haven't there been a fair number of QA problems with E.T.O. lately?
- >
- > ETO 8 has this problem with the C compiler, the problem with the 'aedt'
- > definition, and the library problem.
- >
- > ETO 7 was missing the 411 files.
- >
-
- I haven't paid close attention to ETO, lately, but I think that many of the
- problems that get posted are with products that are in Experimental folders. Of
- course, this doesn't apply to missing 411 files, and something called "MPW C
- 3.2.3" looks more official than "MPW C 3.2.3a7x2" and ought not have problems.
- But, in general, keep in mind that there are a lot of shaky things on the disk
- in addition to official releases.
-
- > Those of use who subscribe to ETO pay a fair amount of money for this
- > service, PLEASE Apple, spend a little more effor on making sure its
- > a good release before you make it into a CD-ROM.
- >
-
- I can agree with your sentiment, but remember that ETO is _huge_! There's an
- awful lot of stuff to coordinate for quarterly release. I've seen it happen from
- the inside with ETO and with the Developer CD, and can appreciate the amount of
- work and running around lots of people have to do. It's tough. Something that
- big can't be perfect all the time. Just look at the U. S. Government.
-
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- Keith Rollin
- Phantom Programmer
- Taligent, Inc.
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