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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
To: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@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 14:43:12 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87a611fs4v.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <86zg92apyb.fsf@gmail.com> (Simon Tournier's message of "Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:29:16 +0100")

Hi,

Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:

> 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.

Agreed; if the current behavior really provides well outlined benefits,
we could always introduce a "--order-sensitive" option for its users.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim




  reply	other threads:[~2023-02-25 19:44 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
2023-02-25 19:43               ` Maxim Cournoyer [this message]
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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