If you use CVS it can happen sometimes, that the code doesn't compile, but in my experience this happens only a small part of the time.
Most times the CVS-Version is quite stable, often more stable than some betas of other programs. Because of that, most of my Phex testing is being done using the cvs-version (but maybe that might be mostly me, because I like to stay on the cutting edge, as the bladedancer I am
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