Re: [Simulavr-devel] Small patch series for simulavrxx

[Joel Sherrill]

Weddington, Eric wrote:
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> > u.org] On Behalf Of Onno Kortmann
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 5:11 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [Simulavr-devel] Small patch series for simulavrxx
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> > Hi,
> >     
> > > > what follows a series of patches for simulavrxx which I think are
> > > > mostly of discussion/development quality. 
> > > > [...]
> > > >         
> > > Please do not post patches to the mailing list as they get 
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> > lost quickly.
> > I asked this before on the ML and Klaus wrote in private mail that it 
> > is best to use the patch tracker for 'finished' patches. So I 
> > am a bit confused
> > now. Initially I used the patch tracker but switched to the ML exactly
> > because I consider the patches 'discussion'.
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> Oh, I'm sorry, I did not realize that this was for discussion. I assumed these 
> were ready-to-commit patches.
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> I think that you and Joel Sherrill should coordinate, as there might (or might 
> not) be overlap with both your patch sets regarding autotools stuff. Please see 
> what he is doing here:
> <http://ftp.rtems.org/ftp/pub/rtems/people/joel/simulavrxx/>
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I am out of town but (unfortunately) working in a hotel tonight.

I now have the regression tests working with autotools.
AFAIK that is the last major piece of the existing code base
that needed to work with the autotools build infrastructure.
I missed it earlier.

I am now in the middle of incorporating Knut Schwichtenberg's
new demos and lcd support. 

With any luck, Thursday I will replace the tarball with an
updated one with Knut's stuff in it.

I also want to give simulavrxx the command line functionality
from avrtest so it meets the needs of tool testers.  That won't
be there Thursday.
> > I also do not understand how the patches get lost - I mean, 
> > they're in the mailing
> > list archive, aren't they?
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> They get lost in memory. People forget they are on the ML, what date, from 
> whom, etc. It's always easier to refer to a database.
>   

Indeed.  I lose patches all the time in the RTEMS world. 

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