On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 10:16 AM Sebastian Graf via ghc-devs <
[email protected]> wrote:

> > Sashiko sometimes find bugs in adjacent code, but submitters don't want
> to have to fix bugs they didn't create.
>
> I had my fair share of patches reviewed by humans like Simon and others
> where they caught a bug in adjacent code as well.
> While I understand the scope creep frustration, I'm convinced that it
> makes the code base better overall because it means patch authors have to
> think about how their contribution fits into the design of the component
> they are touching.
>

I don't think any of my GHC reviews have done that, but it's happened a few
times with Cabal reviews. It's definitely a thing.

-- 
brandon s allbery kf8nh
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