Re: Classification scheme for 2.6 kernel patches
On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 03:56:48PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote:
> On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 20:41:41 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 08:25:33PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> >> Agreed. The package is not a repository for cherrypicking patches
> >> but intended to used as a whole thing.
> >
> > I am pretty disappointed about that attitude towards your users. What
> > exactly is the problem with a little more docs to _allow_ cherrypicking?
> >
> > Greetings
> > Marc
>
> A large problem with this is that patches in our -source packages assume a
> certain order. A patch may depend upon another patch; removing one breaks
> the other. We have this problem when cherry-picking changes from
> bitkeeper; I'd imagine it gets even worse when you attempt to pick changes
> from -source packages.
Choosing a working patchset would be the responsibility of the picking
user, no work on your side involved.
Greetings
Marc
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