On 21/10/11 09:36, Simon Pepping wrote: > I am pleased to learn that you are also in need of this new > functionality. > > I share some of Vincent and Peter's concerns about technical points of > the code. On the other hand, this is the only implementation of > complex scripts we have, created by Glenn, in the style of Glenn. It > is an initial implementation, and it is normal that it requires > further work, maybe even design changes to make it more flexible. Does > keeping it in a branch make that further work easier? Merging it into > trunk will enhance its visibility, and make it available to more > users.
If it’s merged into Trunk, anyone who makes changes to the Trunk that break the Complex Scripts feature will have to fix what is breaking. And for the reasons I’ve given earlier, I believe that this would put too much of a burden on developers. > Simon > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 02:02:10PM +0100, Chris Bowditch wrote: >> On 19/10/2011 19:32, Simon Pepping wrote: >> >> Hi Simon, >> >> I think you misunderstood my mail. I don't want to stop the merge. I >> simply thought it was an appropriate time to discuss some concerns >> that Vincent and Peter had identified. You are preaching to the >> converted about the need for supporting Complex scripts. It is an >> urgent requirement for us too. >> >> If we don't discuss our concerns over the code now, then when do we >> discuss it? >> >> Vincent and Peter will be replying to this thread shortly and will >> outline their primary concerns then. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Chris Vincent
