Re: [gentoo-dev] portage: package queries

[Mikael Hallendal <hallski@gentoo.org>]

Den 14 Aug 2001 01:32:11 +0200 skrev Karl Trygve Kalleberg:
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 06:22:01PM -0400, Chad M. Huneycutt wrote:
> > Karl Trygve Kalleberg wrote:
> > > I'll see if I can't check in my work on Gentool during this week, but I
> > > have to get hold of Warren first so that I don't destroy anything he's
> > > working on. 
> > 
> >   That is what CVS is for.  Just save your files (if you are really
> > worried), then do a cvs update -dP.  That will tell you if there are any
> > conflicts.  If not, commit your work.
> 
> I understand how CVS works. I also understand how teams work. That's why I
> don't want to step on anybody's toes. I haven't succeeded in procuring
> maintainership of Gentool from Warren yet, so in my eyes, it's still his
> beast.

This is all true...

> This gung-ho 'everbody works on everybody's stuff'-method we've been
> operating by until now is a bit unnerving to me. To avoid problems with
> this model, the Gentoo developer stock was split into teams with different
> responsibilities. I think we should take this opportunity to reflect on
> why we did that ;p

There where more reasons than not to work on each others ebuilds. But I
agree with you, it's hard to try to be responsible for something when
other people do changes to the stuff you think you have controll of. I
don't however think we are enough developers to not work as we do know.
It's not really a problem yet either, but after 1.0 we should probably
start working more within these boundres.

Regards,
  Mikael Hallendal