I REALLY recommend that the builds for windows be cleaned up there is way to many windows builds floating around here
what we should have is the following
32Bit 'testing' build built with libtorrent-SVN and latest `Unstable-GIT` (there is no reason that a torrent client should need to be 64bit its not and better and it causes a bunch of issues keept it 32bit for windows)
and the 'stable' build built with the latest lib-torrent stable release and the latest stable QBT branch
thats it nothing else no unnecessary x64 builds no mulifork crap currently I see 4 builds on webpage+forum and I am starting to see people come on complain of a issue that was fixed in one of the testing builds this needs to STOP its very bad for a project to have such fragmentation
Too Many Builds
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Onemoar
Too Many Builds
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tekko
Re: Too Many Builds
[quote="Onemoar"]
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thats it nothing else no unnecessary x64 builds no mulifork crap
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It's weird that you're telling people to use the x64 version in the other posts. You should respect Dayman's work by not calling it crap.
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thats it nothing else no unnecessary x64 builds no mulifork crap
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It's weird that you're telling people to use the x64 version in the other posts. You should respect Dayman's work by not calling it crap.
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Re: Too Many Builds
Download page on the main site shows only 3.0.9 as stable which is the main release. We got Alpha, Stable and x64 topics. I mean, if you know what you want you can surely find it. Also not everyone visits the forums, just downloads the stable one and done. If you don't want to use x64 and call it crap thats your opinion but keep it for yourself instead disrespecting Dayman's work. Many prefer x64 builds on their x64 machine which is normal and Dayman made great builds. Don't use it if you don't want it I guess. And funny indeed to advise others to use Dayman's build after all.
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Onemoar
Re: Too Many Builds
I am not disrespecting day-mans work and I never stated that that X64 was crap
by crap I mean the 3 different people posting builds if I was to nominate one person to be the windows build-master it would be dayman because his builds are in my experience the most reliable (far more reliable then the `stable` build on the front-page other then the fact that there x64 which for me is a non issue but I was speaking in the tone from the POV of a new user looking for a decent build because the 'stable' builds ... well aren't
by crap I mean the 3 different people posting builds if I was to nominate one person to be the windows build-master it would be dayman because his builds are in my experience the most reliable (far more reliable then the `stable` build on the front-page other then the fact that there x64 which for me is a non issue but I was speaking in the tone from the POV of a new user looking for a decent build because the 'stable' builds ... well aren't
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sledgehammer_999
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Re: Too Many Builds
[quote="Onemoar"]
by crap I mean the 3 different people posting builds[/quote]
There are only 2 people providing builds. Me and Dayman.
[quote="Onemoar"]if I was to nominate one person to be the windows build-master it would be dayman because his builds are in my experience the most reliable (far more reliable then the `stable` build on the front-page other then the fact that there x64 which for me is a non issue but I was speaking in the tone from the POV of a new user looking for a decent build because the 'stable' builds ... well aren't
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Nope, this has nothing to do with the compiler. Even if he built the official stable series the same problems would occur. Bugs in the code aren't fixed by a simple switch to a different compiler.
by crap I mean the 3 different people posting builds[/quote]
There are only 2 people providing builds. Me and Dayman.
[quote="Onemoar"]if I was to nominate one person to be the windows build-master it would be dayman because his builds are in my experience the most reliable (far more reliable then the `stable` build on the front-page other then the fact that there x64 which for me is a non issue but I was speaking in the tone from the POV of a new user looking for a decent build because the 'stable' builds ... well aren't
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Nope, this has nothing to do with the compiler. Even if he built the official stable series the same problems would occur. Bugs in the code aren't fixed by a simple switch to a different compiler.
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Onemoar
Re: Too Many Builds
[quote="sledgehammer_999"]
[quote="Onemoar"]
by crap I mean the 3 different people posting builds[/quote]
There are only 2 people providing builds. Me and Dayman.
[quote="Onemoar"]if I was to nominate one person to be the windows build-master it would be dayman because his builds are in my experience the most reliable (far more reliable then the `stable` build on the front-page other then the fact that there x64 which for me is a non issue but I was speaking in the tone from the POV of a new user looking for a decent build because the 'stable' builds ... well aren't
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Nope, this has nothing to do with the compiler. Even if he built the official stable series the same problems would occur. Bugs in the code aren't fixed by a simple switch to a different compiler.
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yes but switching to libtorrentSVN does and has corrected a few pretty big bugs I just don't get why there is more then one person doing builds all that ever does it lead to fragmentation
[quote="Onemoar"]
by crap I mean the 3 different people posting builds[/quote]
There are only 2 people providing builds. Me and Dayman.
[quote="Onemoar"]if I was to nominate one person to be the windows build-master it would be dayman because his builds are in my experience the most reliable (far more reliable then the `stable` build on the front-page other then the fact that there x64 which for me is a non issue but I was speaking in the tone from the POV of a new user looking for a decent build because the 'stable' builds ... well aren't
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Nope, this has nothing to do with the compiler. Even if he built the official stable series the same problems would occur. Bugs in the code aren't fixed by a simple switch to a different compiler.
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yes but switching to libtorrentSVN does and has corrected a few pretty big bugs I just don't get why there is more then one person doing builds all that ever does it lead to fragmentation
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Dayman
Re: Too Many Builds
I guess me and sledge could make a unified release policy for the matter.
The main question would be if qBt git master builds should use libtorrent RC_0_16 branch.
And by the way, I only use RC_0_16 branch in experimental builds.
The main question would be if qBt git master builds should use libtorrent RC_0_16 branch.
And by the way, I only use RC_0_16 branch in experimental builds.
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Onemoar
Re: Too Many Builds
[quote="Dayman"]
I guess me and sledge could make a unified release policy for the matter.
The main question would be if qBt git master builds should use libtorrent RC_0_16 branch.
And by the way, I only use RC_0_16 branch in experimental builds.
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well I look at it this way as far as libtorrent goes the pasted two 'stable releases' of lib-torrent have had some pretty client breaking buggs while the svn is patched rather quickly meaning that if there is a bug you can just roll a new release with the latest tree
I guess me and sledge could make a unified release policy for the matter.
The main question would be if qBt git master builds should use libtorrent RC_0_16 branch.
And by the way, I only use RC_0_16 branch in experimental builds.
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well I look at it this way as far as libtorrent goes the pasted two 'stable releases' of lib-torrent have had some pretty client breaking buggs while the svn is patched rather quickly meaning that if there is a bug you can just roll a new release with the latest tree
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sledgehammer_999
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Re: Too Many Builds
In the official stable qbt releases I'll use the last libtorrent release unless the RC_0_16 branch has many more commits AND those commits fix serious bugs.
On the unofficial builds: Everyone can do whatever he wants. He can build with different compilers, for different architectures, for different qbt version/patches, use different libtorrent versions. These are unofficial builds and everyone can do whatever he wants, we cannot tell him not to post builds. If someone makes his own builds and hosts them, he can make them available to the general public. The only thing he has to do is to mark them as unofficial and state what each build contains.
On the unofficial builds: Everyone can do whatever he wants. He can build with different compilers, for different architectures, for different qbt version/patches, use different libtorrent versions. These are unofficial builds and everyone can do whatever he wants, we cannot tell him not to post builds. If someone makes his own builds and hosts them, he can make them available to the general public. The only thing he has to do is to mark them as unofficial and state what each build contains.