Re: [Gnu-arch-users] NEW POLICIES (draft)

[Aaron Bentley]

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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