Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: taglines vs explicit

[Robert Collins]

On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 20:46, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> But as long as we're worrying about the impressions that names leave,
> "mixed mode" leaves me with the impression that which mode is used for
> any given file is up to the developer, not the project.  Or even that
> mixed modes can be used for a single file.  Sorry, I should have
> worded it that way in the first place.

Right, on that topic then :}..

firstly, arch's behaviour. Arch checks in a set order for the tag type
(sorry, I don't recall offhand the order. IIRC it was explicit first,
implicit second, but hey - check the source). So, you cannot have two
tags for a single file. You could have a situation where a tag has a
file, and some well meaning but confused individual added a tag using
the converse method. That may well be a bug.

As for the project, you are right: mixed-mode does allow the developer
to choose, when adding the file. That doesn't force the gatekeeper to
accept such files though :]. 

Rob

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