Debugging continues, I've a very debuggable test now for the current bug. I'll try to hold off releasing until the background compiler can run for at least an hour however it's already much more reliable than any previous release. The problem is the quality bar has just gone up so old bugs are showing up.
In some ways it would be sensible to release after the next bug is fixed regardless of how long the background compiler runs for as reliability has risen so much in this release already.
It would be nice to release with the background compiler working well enough for people to play with it. Having a background compiler is a major milestone, it means that Exupery can be used for projects with very little user involvement. It would be a shame to release one bug before getting to tolerable reliability with the background compiler.
I'll probably decide based on how hard it is to capture the next bug after this one is fixed whether to release. It is possible that the current bug is the last one that needs to be fixed to get it running for at least an hour.
Progress will be slow until after ESUG as I've got two talks to write.
Bryce