Re: RFC: upstreaming debian/patches/exec_filename_* and the dde stuff

[Justus Winter]

Quoting Emilio Pozuelo Monfort (2014-04-07 00:38:28)
> On 07/04/14 00:26, Justus Winter wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Quoting Samuel Thibault (2014-04-06 21:25:42)
> >> Justus Winter, le Sun 06 Apr 2014 19:58:45 +0200, a écrit :
> >>> I'd like to see more of the debian/patches merged, especially the
> >>> exec_filename_* series.
> >>
> >> The discussion about it with Roland was unfortunately not finished.
> > 
> > Please enlighten me.  I wasn't around when this was discussed, and I
> > tried to find the discussion but failed.  Meanwhile, I improved the
> > exec_filename_* series and fixed the fakeroot translator.  The
> > fakeroot translator is somewhat less useful w/o that patch series, so
> > I'd like to see this merged.
> 
> See http://marc.info/?l=hurd-bug&m=127543467330197 and the rest of that 
> thread.

Seriously?  Emilio, Jeremy, and Samuel think it's a worthwile
addition, but Roland just isn't convinced it's worth doing?  That has
stalled the inclusion of this for three years?  Well, if there is a
reason to prolong my pain, this must be it.

Justus