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Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option.
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Joel E. Denny |
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Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option. |
Date: |
Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:34:38 -0400 (EDT) |
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Alpine 1.00 (DEB 882 2007-12-20) |
Hi Paul,
On Sun, 17 Oct 2010, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 10/17/2010 09:27 AM, Joel E. Denny wrote:
> > Now that Bison's bootstrap is in sync with gnulib's, I'd like to make sure
> > we keep it that way. This patch will help. Ok to push?
>
> I dunno, this sounds like it would discourage outsiders
> from contributing to development. Surely there's a better way
> that is not so off-putting.
We could just extend the error message to explain the intent. It could
also explain that --no-bootstrap-sync is useful for trying out bootstrap
modifications. For longer experiments, it could suggest setting
bootstrap_sync=false in bootstrap.conf. Would that make it better?
> For example, bootstrap could note
> that it doesn't equal gnulib's bootstrap, and go ahead and use
> the the gnulib bootstrap, all automatically.
We would likely overlook the note if it doesn't fail immediately
afterward.
- [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Joel E. Denny, 2010/10/17
- Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Paul Eggert, 2010/10/17
- Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option.,
Joel E. Denny <=
- Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Paul Eggert, 2010/10/18
- Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Gary V. Vaughan, 2010/10/18
- Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Paul Eggert, 2010/10/19
- Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Gary V. Vaughan, 2010/10/19
- Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Joel E. Denny, 2010/10/22
- tar bootstrap goodies that are not in gnulib bootstrap, Paul Eggert, 2010/10/25
- Re: tar bootstrap goodies that are not in gnulib bootstrap, Gary V. Vaughan, 2010/10/25
Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: add bootstrap_sync option., Gary V. Vaughan, 2010/10/17