How important is it to you to have alternative builds?
A couple of the devs have decided that having more than 1 person compiling is “annoying” and have removed all compiler threads from the Important Threads section.
The compilers here (myself included) (please correct me if I’m wrongfully including you) would like to know what you think about having multiple people compiling and whether or not their builds should be made easily accessible.
The poll choices:
1st choice: Not important at all. The compiler threads can be lost amongst the rest of them. We don’t need more than *Delroth's builds. (corrected)
2nd choice: They’re somewhat important. The main alternatives (tried and true, or the most popular) should be stickied so people can easily find them.
3rd choice: They’re very important. They should be moved to their own section of the Development forum. That way, people will know exactly where to go to get them. The most popular or the most trusted ones can be stickied there, and anyone else who starts compiling will have a place to make their builds available without immediately being lost in general development discussion.
You can choose multiple of the choices above. It'd be much appreciated if you could be serious and honest with your selection (please do not pick all three).
As far as I can tell, these are the main arguments:
Arguments against the importance of multiple compiling sources:
-“Annoying”
-Clutters the Development Discussion forum
-May or may not actually be useful
-Different compiling methods yield builds that perform differently (ie difference in speed and/or stability) (can be good or bad).
-Custom builds may cause confusion or issues if not compiled correctly
-Custom builds are not officially supported
Arguments for the importance of multiple compiling sources:
-Custom builds offer the ability to request custom patches and branches
-Different compiling methods yield builds that perform differently (ie difference in speed and/or stability) (can be good or bad).
-Custom builds may provide a much-needed increase in speed for those who need it
-Custom builds are a key part of "Open Source" and open testing.
-Custom builds provide an alternative source of builds during the periods in which mamario's compiler goes down or does not work correctly.
If you have more arguments for either side, feel free to post them.
A couple of the devs have decided that having more than 1 person compiling is “annoying” and have removed all compiler threads from the Important Threads section.
The compilers here (myself included) (please correct me if I’m wrongfully including you) would like to know what you think about having multiple people compiling and whether or not their builds should be made easily accessible.
The poll choices:
1st choice: Not important at all. The compiler threads can be lost amongst the rest of them. We don’t need more than *Delroth's builds. (corrected)
2nd choice: They’re somewhat important. The main alternatives (tried and true, or the most popular) should be stickied so people can easily find them.
3rd choice: They’re very important. They should be moved to their own section of the Development forum. That way, people will know exactly where to go to get them. The most popular or the most trusted ones can be stickied there, and anyone else who starts compiling will have a place to make their builds available without immediately being lost in general development discussion.
You can choose multiple of the choices above. It'd be much appreciated if you could be serious and honest with your selection (please do not pick all three).
As far as I can tell, these are the main arguments:
Arguments against the importance of multiple compiling sources:
-“Annoying”
-Clutters the Development Discussion forum
-May or may not actually be useful
-Different compiling methods yield builds that perform differently (ie difference in speed and/or stability) (can be good or bad).
-Custom builds may cause confusion or issues if not compiled correctly
-Custom builds are not officially supported
Arguments for the importance of multiple compiling sources:
-Custom builds offer the ability to request custom patches and branches
-Different compiling methods yield builds that perform differently (ie difference in speed and/or stability) (can be good or bad).
-Custom builds may provide a much-needed increase in speed for those who need it
-Custom builds are a key part of "Open Source" and open testing.
-Custom builds provide an alternative source of builds during the periods in which mamario's compiler goes down or does not work correctly.
If you have more arguments for either side, feel free to post them.