Re: Backend and non-backend (was Re: Stencil bounding box)

[David Feuer]

On 5/1/06, Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden> wrote:

> I don't see who would benefit from a refactoring of the backend, so IMO
> it's a waste of time.  By contrast, having a continuous distance measure
> between different outputs would speed development up tremendously,
> because we will be able to spot and repair bugs as soon as they crop up.
>
> You're free to submit patches to the backend, though.

Refactoring:  anyone who wants to write a new backend or edit an
existing one, and anyone who wants compact output files.

Distance measure:  I don't yet understand what kinds of changes you
want to be considered significant and what kinds you want to be
considered insignificant.

David Feuer