[Xcb] Roadmap for next release of XCB (proto and libxcb)

[Jaya Tiwari]

Hi Chris,

I can take up the work with :
*maybe implementing a solution for ABI/API issues with other extensions,
when such issues are detected by QA work.
As I had previously done QA(basically writing test application) work on
API/ABI compatibility for render extension.
Solution can be proposed once there is any incompatibility detected.

Regards,
Jaya

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Christian Linhart <chris at demorecorder.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Now that Michael Stapelberg wrote that the next release seems to be still
> a while away based on discussions with me, I'd like to describe the state
> for the next release, so you get an idea what "still a while away" means.
>
> The commits that I have pushed yesterday fix some of the issues that need
> to be fixed before we can make a release, such as: * the bug with
> align-offsets,
> * and the lengthless lists implementation. This avoids future ABI/API
> issues where lengthless lists are used.
>
> But there is still something to do:
> * general QA work, such as testing and ABI/API compatibility reviews.
>
> * I will soon post a proposal about how to solve ABI/API issues which
> arise from bugfixes in the xml-protocol definition.
>    (It's already partially written. It is based on the brainstorming we
> had a while ago about this issue.)
>   Then the proposal (or other possible solutions) can be discussed, so to
> get a design decision on how to solve these issues.
>   We'll need to solve such issues for the next release as I have learned a
> while ago.
>
> * based on the ABI/API issues proposal and discussion:
>    implementing a solution for the ABI/API issues with XInput.
>    XInput is not built by default, but it is shipped with some Linux
> distros.
>    So we have to ensure at least ABI compatibility.
>    I am currently making a list of all ABI/API issues with Xinput.
>
> * maybe implementing a solution for ABI/API issues with other extensions,
> when such issues are detected by QA work.
>
> * checking Patchwork for patches that have been forgotten but should be
> included.
>
> If you want to work on any of these points, please post this here, so we
> can coordinate who does what. (and avoid duplicate work).
>
> I am working on the following stuff now:
> * writing a proposal for handling ABI/API issues that arise from bugfixes
> in the XML protocol descriptions.
>    I plan to post this before next Monday.
>
> * making a list of ABI/API issues with the XInput extension.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
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Regards,
Jaya
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