Re: cvs: qaweb / rc.php /include functions.php

Hello Antony, Wednesday, February 21, 2007, 11:30:32 AM, you wrote: > tony2001 Wed Feb 21 10:30:32 2007 UTC > Added files: > /qaweb rc.php > Modified files: > /qaweb/include functions.php > Log: > add "Release Candidates Explained" [tm] > > > I�ܺ��Z&�5n > http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/qaweb/include/functions.php?r1=1.10&r2=1.11&diff_format=u > Index: qaweb/include/functions.php > diff -u qaweb/include/functions.php:1.10 qaweb/include/functions.php:1.11 > --- qaweb/include/functions.php:1.10 Fri Feb 9 13:04:57 2007 > +++ qaweb/include/functions.php Wed Feb 21 10:30:32 2007 > @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ > (c)'2001 by Marco Kaiser (bate@php.net) and the PHP Group > Read an Learn. Any Questions so ask. > > -Version: $Id: functions.php,v 1.10 2007/02/09 13:04:57 tony2001 Exp $ > +Version: $Id: functions.php,v 1.11 2007/02/21 10:30:32 tony2001 Exp $ > */ > > function common_header() { > @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ > <tr> > <td valign="bottom" align="right"><a href="/" > class="head_links">Home</a> > | <a href="projects.php" class="head_links">Projects and > Goals</a> > + | <a href="rc.php" class="head_links">Release > Candidates</a> > | <a href="howtohelp.php" class="head_links">How to > Help</a> > | <a href="stats.php" > class="head_links">Statistics</a> > | <a href="handling-bugs.php" > class="head_links">Handling Bug Reports</a> > @@ -81,6 +82,16 @@ > </tr> > <tr> > <td class="sidebox"> > + <h2>Release Candidates</h2> > + </td> > + </tr> > + <tr> > + <td class="sidebox"> > + What are <a href="rc.php">release candidates</a> and how you > can help us testing them. > + </td> > + </tr> > + <tr> > + <td class="sidebox"> > <h2>Contact Information</h2> > </td> > </tr> > > http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/qaweb/rc.php?view=markup&rev=1.1 > Index: qaweb/rc.php > +++ qaweb/rc.php > <?php > include("include/functions.php"); > $TITLE = "Release Candidates"; > $SITE_UPDATE = date("D M d H:i:s Y T", filectime(__FILE__)); > /* $Id: rc.php,v 1.1 2007/02/21 10:30:32 tony2001 Exp $ */ > common_header(); ?>> > <table width="70%" border="0" cellspacing="0" > cellpadding="0"> > <tr> > <td width="10"><img src="gfx/spacer.gif" > width="10" height="1"></td> > <td width="100%"> > <h1>Release Candidates</h1> > </td> > <td width="10"><img src="gfx/spacer.gif" > width="10" height="1"></td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > <td width="100%"> > <h2>Basics</h2> > Release candidates are development packages released to check if any > critical > problems have slipped into the code during the previous development > period. > <i>Release candidates are <b>NOT</b> for > production use, they are for testing purposes only</i> > even though in most cases there are almost no differences between the > general > availability (GA) release and the last RC. Care to make these two separate paragraphs and 'yourself' in bold? > You can help the PHP Team and yourself detect problems by installing > and testing > release candidates on your own (<i>non-production!</i>) > server. > <br /> > <br /> > </td> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > <td width="100%"> > <h2>Installation problems</h2> > First of all, make sure the build process (on > *nix only) and installation went fine for you. > PHP supports quite a number of operating systems > on different platforms and we continue > to work on increasing this number. > If you encounter any problems during the > installation, we would like to know about them. > <br/> > <br/> > </td> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > <td width="100%"> > <h2>Testing the installation</h2> > When done with the build, please run the test > engine by using the '<code>make test</code>' command > and send us the results (hit '<code>Y</code>' > when it asks you whether to send the report). > This way we'll receive the required information > about your system to fix the problems > detected by the test suite (if any). Each and every report goes towards > helping us > provide the best software we can, your feedback is a valuable resource > and the > PHP group would hereby like to extend their gratitude for your effort. > <br/> > <br/> > </td> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > <td width="100%"> > <h2>Real-life tests</h2> > We would also appreciate if you install the RC on your development > server and run > your software. This would help us to detect any unintentional changes > between > the release candidates and general releases. > Such real-life tests are the most valuable because our test suite does > not yet > cover every possible use case (but we're working on that). > <br /> > </td> > <td width="10">&nbsp;</td> > </tr> > </table> > <?php > common_footer(); ?>> Best regards, Marcus