Re: [PATCH] scripts: substitute: Avoid infinite looping when updating the substitute list

[Andy Patterson <ajpatter@uwaterloo.ca>]

Hi Ludo,

> Did you observe the problem when connecting to hydra.gnu.org, or was it
> another server?  Did you have a way to reproduce it?

I was only connecting to hydra.gnu.org, and was using a default setup.
First I used the install image, and then on my current setup with a
version built from git. I was always able to reproduce the problem. I
think it may be that the network setup where I live is causing the
connection to always be closed, as it seems that no-one else has
experienced it.

> I’ve committed a slightly edited version of the patch where I factorized
> the call to PROC and changed the commit message to describe the changes
> at the source code level, in GNU change log style.  (I hope this is fine
> with you.)

That's good, thanks! I wasn't too sure on the specifics of the GNU style
and mostly tried to imitate examples from the recent history. Seeing
what you've changed gives me a better idea of the correct style.

Cheers,

Andy