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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] NEW POLICIES (draft)
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Aaron Bentley |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] NEW POLICIES (draft) |
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Mon, 04 Oct 2004 15:27:07 -0400 |
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Thomas Lord wrote:
Apparently not obvious, given that people haven't been using this
pattern.
Actually, I've been using this for the backbuilder.
The pattern has particular value for longer-term, multi-phased,
multi-change development --- exactly the use described for it by the
rel-src-mgt spec.
Phase 1: tlasrc--backbuild--0 backbuilding in arch_build_revision
Phase 2: tlasrc--backbuild--1 support for backbuilding with libraries
I can't say I'm thrilled with how it's working out.
tlasrc--backbuild--0 doesn't get much testing attention, and doesn't
really do enough by itself. So I can only recommend merging
tlasrc--backbuild--1, which defeats the purpose.
Also, when upstream merges affect the lines I changed in
tlasrc--backbuild--1, I sometimes have to resolve conflicts twice: once
in tlasrc--backbuild--0, and once in tlasrc--backbuild--1 to resolve
conflicts caused by my changes in tlasrc--backbuild--0.
Aaron
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Aaron Bentley
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Panometrics, Inc.