Developers of Sympa

[IKEDA Soji <address@concealed>]

On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:58:37 +0900
IKEDA Soji <address@concealed> wrote:

> In current Sympa codes, Text::LineBreak is used to format system
> messages and plain digest messages.  It means that --- orphaned
> memory blocks will be accumulated time by time so that non-stopping 
> operation will be impossible sooner or later on some busy sites.

Gosh, it was Text::LineFold.  I seem a bit flustrated (^_^;).

Again, thanks to persistent development work by Sympa team!

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> Thanks to continuous integration manner by Sympa developers, my
> correction may spread as soon as expected.
> 
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:46:55 +0100
> Guillaume Rousse <address@concealed> wrote:
> 
> > Le 25/01/2011 15:15, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) a écrit :
> > > On 01/25/2011 03:08 PM, Guillaume Rousse wrote:
> > >> Le 25/01/2011 14:34, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) a écrit :
> > >>> I agree with the minimal version needed approach. However, in this 
> > >>> case
> > >>> the Perl module in question is apparently buggy (memory leak). If the
> > >>> end user really wants this, he can still edit the prerequisites,
> > >>> can't he?
> > >> Can you ensure all other perl modules sympa is currently depending on
> > >> are exempt of similar bugs, and would not require similar change ?
> > > 
> > > Of course not, but preventing Sympa from using modules with severe known
> > > bugs
> > > is a good thing IMHO.
> > "severe" for  a memory leak is highly subjective, and depend on your
> > context. A security issue would be less discussable, for instance.
> > 
> > >> I'd rather have a note in sympa installation instructions than only
> > >> minimal versions are specified, and latest version should be prefered 
> > >> in
> > >> all cases, because they usually fix some kind of bugs.
> > > 
> > > Better make a note how to change the minimal versions :-). People hardly
> > > read
> > > this kind of notes :-/.
> > That's their problem, not yours. I don't know what 'people' do, I only
> > know what I do. And I hate having software developers taking such
> > decisions behind my back 'just for my own safety'.
> > -- 
> > BOFH excuse #231:
> > 
> > We had to turn off that service to comply with the CDA Bill.
> > 
> 
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