From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
Cc: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>, 61684@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61684: can't compose 'with-patch' with 'with-source'
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:29:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86zg92apyb.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87cz5zgogo.fsf@gmail.com>
Hi Maxim,
On Fri, 24 Feb 2023 at 08:52, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> wrote:
> if the API was consistent it'd be much easier for everyone
Indeed. However, when it is currently not, the implicit rule is to not
break backward compatibility. That’s the whole point. :-)
We need to be very cautious when we change the API; even when it is for
fixing an inconsistency.
Cheers,
simon
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-02-25 13:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-02-21 18:08 bug#61684: can't compose 'with-patch' with 'with-source' Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-21 19:05 ` Simon Tournier
2023-02-23 14:08 ` Ludovic Courtès
2023-02-23 22:27 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-24 12:02 ` Simon Tournier
2023-02-24 13:21 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-24 13:43 ` Simon Tournier
2023-02-24 13:52 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-25 12:29 ` Simon Tournier [this message]
2023-02-25 19:43 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-27 14:12 ` Ludovic Courtès
2023-02-27 16:29 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-27 14:09 ` Ludovic Courtès
2023-02-28 10:00 ` Simon Tournier
2023-03-01 15:49 ` Ludovic Courtès
2023-02-24 13:59 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2023-03-03 9:43 ` Ludovic Courtès
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