LyX 2.4.0

[Richard Kimberly Heck]

On 12/6/21 13:28, Daniel wrote:
> On 2021-12-06 17:57, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
>> On 12/5/21 12:47, Daniel wrote:
>>> On 05/12/2021 18:37, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
>>>> On 12/2/21 02:42, Daniel wrote:
>>>>> On 2021-12-02 07:52, Daniel wrote:
>>>>>> On 2021-12-01 22:48, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi, all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Things got a bit crazy again, but I now should have a bit of 
>>>>>>> time. Where do people think we stand with 2.4.0? I've seen a bit 
>>>>>>> of activity in the interim. Do we need to do one more alpha? Or 
>>>>>>> should we proceed directly to beta 1?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What if anything needs to be done before we move to whatever the 
>>>>>>> next stage is?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Riki
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is a list of enhancements with patches targeted to 2.4.0. 
>>>>>> Many of them do not involve file format changes, so I guess they 
>>>>>> could wait. Unfortunately, I am not always sure whether a patch 
>>>>>> involves a format change or not. Maybe someone could check to be 
>>>>>> sure?
>>
>> The rule is pretty simple: If the patch changes what's written in the 
>> LyX file OR changes the LaTeX (or HTML, or whatever) output, then 
>> it's a format change; otherwise, not.
>>
>> Can you go through your list and update the patches that are format 
>> changes to current master? I will then have a look at them and decide 
>> what's safe enough to include. Also, if there are any non-format 
>> enhancements that seem to you pressing for 2.4.0 (as opposed to 
>> 2.4.x), then let me know, and I'll have a look at those, too.
>>
>> Riki
>
> I see. For example, I wasn't sure about changes to the preferences 
> file. But I take it "LyX file" means ".lyx" file.

I'm actually not sure myself what the rule is about preferences. Since 
(normally) those are local to a given machine, maybe that isn't an 
issue. But


> Do you mean by "safe enough to include" that they should be more or 
> less done? For example, there were a couple of tickets where you said 
> that you take a look at while there were things that needed to be done 
> still. I take it that this is not going to happen, right?

Safe as in: Not likely to cause bugs we need to solve before the 
release. Once we hit beta, we are in bug-fixing mode, and the fewer the 
better.

Riki