Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: typo in src/boot/Makefile.pamphlet

[Ralf Hemmecke]

Hi Gaby,

I am happy that you raised that problem.

On 04/05/2006 06:30 AM, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:

> and expertise.  Key factors for that, I believe, are:
>
>    * instant availability of patches applied to mainline

Well, it should be very simple that any patch that is sent to Tim is 
immediately applied to a branch axiom--main-unstable--1
That would be the hottest branch and always up-to date.
The axiom--main--1 branch would be the stable line. Code can only enter 
there if it has survived public review on the unstable branch.

In fact, we could have (and actually we have) several unstable branches 
already. There are already different people responsible for them and a 
policy of how to update things there is completely open. But you are 
right. It would be nice to have the "hottest" branch available.

I think that flexibility of tla is a bit too much. There are simple 
guidelines missing of how to do things efficiently without the need to 
read several hundred pages. (I am trying to learn already since I would 
like to contribute code.)

>    * public informative review that helps gain understanding of why
>      things are the way they are, possible improvements, and things
>      that should not be tried.  That is very essential to attain
>      critical mass of people understanding the system.

Since I have no idea about how this works, could you be a bit more specific?

Ralf