Re: tty patch check in

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, Steve O wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 03:09:59PM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > It needs more testing from more parties.  It would be nice if someone
> > like Egor could review the code, too.
>
> My understanding of the process was that changes would be committed
> to CVS then tested by the development community.  I think there's
> ample evidence that the patch doesn't cause immediate failure that
> would preclude developers from testing it.  If you really want
> more testing, checking it into CVS is the way to do it.

I agree.  In the meantime, I can still try to produce the relevant
snapshot for people to try.  However, your patch has diverged slightly
from the CVS HEAD revision (I had 4 chunks moved, and one rejected).
Should I try to fix up the patch, or would you like to regenerate it
against the CVS HEAD and submit the new patch (or send it to me off-list)?
	Igor

> > My problem with changes this major is that eventually next week, or next
> > year, Corinna and I will end up supporting it.
>
> True, so how can I make the code easier for you to support?
> I can introduce fixes in small chunks, that eventually
> add up to what we have now.  Would that be better?
>
> > I hope I can get your committment that you will be actively
> > involved in supporting the code for at least a few months after it goes
> > in.
>
> I don't foresee this being a problem.
> -- steve

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