Re: [gentoo-dev] 'stricter' FEATURE and "poor programming practices" notice

[Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@ciaranm.org>]

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On Thu, 17 May 2007 13:12:01 +0200
Hans de Graaff <graaff@gentoo.org> wrote:
> My view is that if this is a QA notice then, if a package doesn't
> emerge because of it, it is a Gentoo QA bug and package maintainers
> should be responsible for fixing it. 

Gentoo should not be applying patches simply to fix what certain people
consider to be 'poor programming practises', since such practices are
not in themselves bugs. Under certain circumstances it's appropriate to
notify upstream about such issues, but be aware that upstream may not
take kindly to external attempts to impose arbitrary coding standards
if there is no actual problem.

In cases where those QA checks reveal a genuine bug, upstream should of
course be notified and the bug should be fixed. When notifying
upstream, avoid terms like 'poor programming' and stick to explaining
the actual bug.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh


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