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Re: Trunk frustration
- To: kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu (Richard Kenner)
- Subject: Re: Trunk frustration
- From: Geoff Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>
- Date: 25 Jul 2001 07:39:16 -0700
- CC: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- References: <10107241538.AA29668@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu>
kenner@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard Kenner) writes:
> In hindsight, it might have been better to have used a branch...
>
> My question about using a branch for this sort of work is how will it get
> tested? Doing it in the trunk has a risk for destabilization, but at least
> it gets thoroughly tested by lots of people. If you're making incremental
> changes instead of installing a whole new pass, it can be very useful to
> get the feedback that occurs from doing this on the trunk.
>
> So I think a case like this is a close call as to where it can most
> effectively be done.
It's not fair to other contributors to simply commit your buggy
patches to the trunk and expect everyone else to clean up your mess.
It's just a way of forcing other people to do work that you couldn't
be bothered doing and that they'd rather not do either.
--
- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>