[fpc-pascal] Separate release cycle for RTL and compiler proposal

[Florian Klämpfl]

> Am 19.04.2021 um 07:52 schrieb Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal <fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 19 Apr 2021, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote:
> 
>>> Am 18.04.2021 um 23:29 schrieb Zamrony P. Juhara via fpc-pascal:
>>> 
>>> I would like to propose to separate RTL release  from compiler release
>>> so that RTL bug fixes and features can be released with shorter release
>>> cycle. Is that possible?
>> 
>> No, the RTL and the compiler are tightly coupled.
>> 
>> What might be possible are further packages like the FCL and
>> interfaceing units, but the core RTL itself definitely not.
> 
> I think the need comes from the fact that the release cycle for the
> compiler is horribly long, which I tend to agree with. But I think this
> comes from the fact that the release for Tier 1 platforms is still mostly
> prepared manually.

I think the point is more to get a release where everything works and is tested. Running make into is no problem but the quality of the resulting installer might be less than that we currently have.