From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: VMS support Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:03 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87iquzmcxm.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87d4l76ntu.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <8763qznhfd.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87k5fcc2ui.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <873alz681f.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <87vdyv2nld.fsf@ambire.localdomain> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1216929620 2694 80.91.229.12 (24 Jul 2008 20:00:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:00:20 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Thien-Thi Nguyen Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jul 24 22:01:09 2008 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 1KM6zq-0001Li-MM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:01:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47239 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KM6yw-0003G9-UI for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:10 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KM6ys-0003Fp-IZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:06 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KM6yr-0003FN-R6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53383 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KM6yr-0003FK-7O for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:05 -0400 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:55708) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KM6yq-0001fK-OH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:04 -0400 Original-Received: from alfajor.home (vpn-132-204-232-35.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.35]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m6OK03Np017124; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:03 -0400 Original-Received: by alfajor.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 21EC61C523; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:03 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87vdyv2nld.fsf@ambire.localdomain> (Thien-Thi Nguyen's message of "Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:34:06 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3067=0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:101416 Archived-At: > The only meaningful merge in my mind is a merge with CVS trunk, > not with some previous released version of the code, otherwise > you'll always have to play catch up. > To port is to always play catch up. E-then-N vs N-then-E, you're > better off letting the taxi driver handle the urban tactics... I can assure you that it's not the same if your code is in the trunk vs if your code is on some other branch: when I edit the the C code and see an "#ifdef VMS" I'll try to pay attention to that code, even if I can't test that my change doesn't break it. If it's not in the trunk, I won't see the #ifdef and you'll have to deal with the breakage. Stefan