On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 03:56:48PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote: > On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 20:41:41 +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 08:25:33PM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > >> Agreed. The package is not a repository for cherrypicking patches > >> but intended to used as a whole thing. > > > > I am pretty disappointed about that attitude towards your users. What > > exactly is the problem with a little more docs to _allow_ cherrypicking? > > > > Greetings > > Marc > > A large problem with this is that patches in our -source packages assume a > certain order. A patch may depend upon another patch; removing one breaks > the other. We have this problem when cherry-picking changes from > bitkeeper; I'd imagine it gets even worse when you attempt to pick changes > from -source packages.
Choosing a working patchset would be the responsibility of the picking user, no work on your side involved. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835