Re: using svn in GPS on Windows == wonky

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org>]

John Stoneham writes:
> On Dec 10, 1:17 am, Pascal Obry wrote:
>>
>> If saying that something has already been fixed is cavalier, then ok.
>>
>
> Saying that it's not an issue because it's been fixed in the version
> you use (so it's not a problem for you), and ignoring the fact that
> the fix is NOT available to those who use the binary GPL distribution
> (so it IS still a problem for them) -- THAT is being cavalier.
>
> But that's fine. I understand that this is the general attitude
> towards the GPL users, that we should be grateful we're getting
> anything at all so we should just quit complaining about bugs which
> are already fixed in a version we won't see for another year.

It is true that you might not see another GNAT GPL release for another
6 months (I think you can expect the next release around May 2008),
and that you don't get any support from AdaCore.  However, the
Subversion repository where AdaCore develop GPS is publicly available.
Nothing stops you from compiling GPS for yourself.  I understand that
you might not have the energy or knowledge to do all that on your
own. This is why collaborative projects such as Debian and The GNU Ada
Project exist.  Debian for example provided GPS 4.0 months before it
became available in a GNAT GPL release, by taking the sources directly
from the repository.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.