From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: vc.el no longer recognizes files in an arch working directory Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:39:36 +0200 Message-ID: <86zm3tl5c7.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> References: <87zm3t362q.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1180080579 32228 80.91.229.12 (25 May 2007 08:09:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 08:09:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 25 10:09:38 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HrUrh-0007VQ-To for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 25 May 2007 10:09:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HrUrh-00028y-GN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 25 May 2007 04:09:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HrUre-00028K-40 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 25 May 2007 04:09:34 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HrUra-000285-Ir for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 25 May 2007 04:09:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HrUra-000282-Fy for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 25 May 2007 04:09:30 -0400 Original-Received: from pc3.berlin.powerweb.de ([62.67.228.11]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HrUrZ-0000SR-Tl for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 25 May 2007 04:09:30 -0400 Original-Received: from quinscape.de (dslnet.212-29-44.ip210.dokom.de [212.29.44.210] (may be forged)) by pc3.berlin.powerweb.de (8.9.3p3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA02691 for ; Fri, 25 May 2007 10:09:27 +0200 X-Delivered-To: Original-Received: (qmail 11379 invoked from network); 25 May 2007 08:09:28 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO lola.quinscape.zz) ([10.0.3.43]) (envelope-sender ) by ns.quinscape.de (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 25 May 2007 08:09:28 -0000 Original-Received: by lola.quinscape.zz (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 759108F832; Fri, 25 May 2007 09:39:36 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Fri\, 25 May 2007 03\:30\:16 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.51 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:71794 Archived-At: Glenn Morris writes: > Miles Bader wrote: > >> [Geez, people, please test stuff you commit on the release branch!] > > The responsibility in this case can only lie with the person who > added this non-essential item (originally only on the trunk) to > FOR-RELEASE. I disagree. The name of the file is "FOR-RELEASE", not "FOR-BREAKING". If I call a taxi, it does not imply that I am responsible if the driver runs over half a dozen people on the way to me. And I don't see how the person putting something into FOR-RELEASE can be held responsible for the particular code someone then places into Emacs when he has no chance to _anticipate_ the outcome. Unless the FOR-RELEASE item is "Please insert some random untested stuff that looks good but will likely break." In that case, I would consider the person to be somewhat responsible. -- David Kastrup