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PHP
54 lines
2.3 KiB
PHP
<?php
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include("include/functions.php");
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$TITLE = "Release Candidates";
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$SITE_UPDATE = date("D M d H:i:s Y T", filectime(__FILE__));
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$CURRENT_PAGE = "What is RC?";
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common_header();
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?>
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<h1>Release Candidates</h1>
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<h2>Basics</h2>
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<p>
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Release candidates are development packages released to check if any critical
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problems have slipped into the code during the previous development period.
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<i>Release candidates are <b>NOT</b> for production use, they are for testing purposes only</i>
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even though in most cases there are almost no differences between the general
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availability (GA) release and the last RC.
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You can help the PHP Team and yourself detect problems by installing and testing
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release candidates on your own (<i>non-production!</i>) server.
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</p>
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<h2>Installation problems</h2>
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<p>
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First of all, make sure the build process (on *nix only) and installation went fine for you.
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PHP supports quite a number of operating systems on different platforms and we continue
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to work on increasing this number.
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If you encounter any problems during the installation, we would like to know about them.
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</p>
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<h2>Testing the installation</h2>
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<p>
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When done with the build, please run the test engine by using the '<code>make test</code>' command
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and send us the results (hit '<code>Y</code>' when it asks you whether to send the report).
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This way we'll receive the required information about your system to fix the problems
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detected by the test suite (if any). Each and every report goes towards helping us
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provide the best software we can, your feedback is a valuable resource and the
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PHP group would hereby like to extend their gratitude for your effort.
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</p>
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<h2>Real-life tests</h2>
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<p>
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We would also appreciate if you install the RC on your development server and run
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your software. This would help us to detect any unintentional changes between
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the release candidates and general releases.
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Such real-life tests are the most valuable because our test suite does not yet
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cover every possible use case (but we're working on that).
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</p>
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<h2>Getting the Release Candidates</h2>
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<p>
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The release candidates are available for download from <a href="/">the QA frontpage</a>.
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</p>
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<?php
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common_footer();
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?>
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