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Re: upload: diffstat-1.40-1, tar-1.15.1-1
- From: ericblake at comcast dot net (Eric Blake)
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:34:21 +0000
- Subject: Re: upload: diffstat-1.40-1, tar-1.15.1-1
> Making the code work less well because it would be easier for someone to
> accept source code is completely backwards from the end user experience
> that cygwin is trying to provide. We're not going to sacrifice
> *functionality* just to adhere to posix standards.
>
> If the upstream maintainer can't accept patches which add "rt" to fopen
> then "we" will have to maintain the patches separately. If this makes
> you uncomfortable then I'll happily reacquire tar maintainership.
I have no qualms about maintaining cygwin local patches. I already
do that for coreutils, where some patches I have made have no
chance of ever being accepted upstream. The coreutils and tar
packages include some of the same upstream developers, so I am
already familiar with their reactions to my upstream patch posts.
I am just fine with keeping tar maintainership, and I will ensure
that tar-1.15.1-2 does not break your desired behavior.
--
Eric Blake