[Linux-HA] What heartbeat version to install now ?

[Andrew Beekhof]

On 5/16/07, Benjamin Watine <watine at cines.fr> wrote:
> Andrew Beekhof a écrit :
> > On 5/15/07, Benjamin Watine <watine at cines.fr> wrote:
> >> Andrew Beekhof a écrit :
> >> > On 5/15/07, Benjamin Watine <watine at cines.fr> wrote:
> >> >> Hi
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm about to install Heartbeat on a fresh Debian 4 system, and I was
> >> >> wondering wich version of heartbeat I should install ?
> >> >> Some bugs have been corrected since v2.0.8, and I would like to
> >> install
> >> >> these corrections too. So should I install v2.0.8 and apply the
> >> patches
> >> >> that I want, or install the latest development version ?
> >> >>
> >> >> If you think there's no major problem installing latest snapshot,
> >> where
> >> >> can I find it ? here ? :
> >> http://hg.linux-ha.org/dev/archive/tip.tar.bz2
> >> >> Any other version to suggest ?
> >> >
> >> > A question with a rather unsatisfactory answer I'm afraid.
> >> >
> >> > I wouldn't recommend 2.0.8 - both due to its age and some rather
> >> > unpleasant bugs and memory leaks it contained.
> >> >
> >> > But I also wouldn't recommend the latest snapshot either as the lrmd
> >> > is in a rather sorry state.
> >> >
> >> > The link posted by Sam is probably the best bet for pre-built
> >> > packages.  Otherwise, if one is comfortable with building from
> >> > scratch, I would use:
> >> >
> >> >    http://hg.linux-ha.org/dev/archive/SLE10-SP1.tar.bz2
> >> >
> >> > which is what will be going into SLES10, SP1 and was the subject of a
> >> > respectable amount of testing.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Thank you for your answers. Building from scratch is not a problem, I
> >> just want the "best" Heartbeat available now. I think I'll use this
> >> sources. When was it packaged ?
> >
> > well this is the point, its not been packaged.
> > its just a version that SUSE did a respectable amount of testing on
> > and put into SP1.
> >
> > but the details of when it was committed are here:
> >   http://hg.linux-ha.org/dev/rev/SLE10-SP1
> >
> >> Are the latest patches for stonith
> >> suicide included ?
> >
> > according to:
> >   http://hg.linux-ha.org/dev/shortlog/tip
> > they were made 5 days ago, so unfortunately no
>
> Hum, ok. So I think I'll use SLE10-SP1 release, and apply the patches I
> need. But I don't like so much this "do-it-yourself". I worry about
> futur admin of this server...
>
> You reply to Serge that you'll have a new stable release "soon". When is
> soon ? :) in the next few days, weeks ? I must launch my cluster in
> production in 3 weeks. Do you think a stable release could be packaged
> before ?

I can't give you an answer here as I have no control over it.  Sorry.