From: Tom Wijsman <TomWij@gentoo.org>
To: alexander@plaimi.net
Cc: gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/3] Have repoman check if the packages to unpack rare archive formats from SRC_URI are present in DEPEND (bug #205909).
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:52:13 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140116225213.18a132bc@TOMWIJ-GENTOO> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <52D84DDE.40201@plaimi.net>
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On Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:23:42 +0100
Alexander Berntsen <alexander@plaimi.net> wrote:
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> On 16/01/14 22:18, Tom Wijsman wrote:
> > My plan is to first work a bit on repoman to get to know it, then
> > when knowing better where everything is work on refactoring it.
> That, along with "I'll use this ugly short cut, but only this one
> time!", is what they all say. Plans change. Things happen.
"I'll rewrite everything first, hopefully I finish some day!"
> > If I start to refactor right away, or start adding random files
> > without knowing where everything is; I would create a more broken
> > design than it is.
> Yes. Please think before you start hammering your keyboard. The
> keyboard is just a means to an end.
You are quoting my thoughts, which came up before hammering; suffices.
> > Don't worry, I plan on a fully refactored Portage as well as good
> > practices when adding new checks; which will definitely become
> > necessary as we go forward.
> We have to worry. Because, as mentioned, plans change; things happen.
Don't do that. Because, as mentioned, necessity stays; progress happens.
> Please do not push this patch. And please do not carry on with this
> mentality of "yes, I know what I am doing is wrong, but I'll fix it
> eventually, some day, I promise."
Please do not stop progress. And please do not carry on with this
mentality of "yes, I know what I am doing is right, but I won't break it
eventually, some day, I promise.".
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With kind regards,
Tom Wijsman (TomWij)
Gentoo Developer
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-01-16 21:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-01-16 0:07 [gentoo-portage-dev] Repoman patches for bugs #205909, #245305 and #482084 Tom Wijsman
2014-01-16 0:07 ` [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/3] Have repoman check if the packages to unpack rare archive formats from SRC_URI are present in DEPEND (bug #205909) Tom Wijsman
2014-01-16 1:44 ` Alec Warner
2014-01-16 21:18 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-16 21:23 ` Alexander Berntsen
2014-01-16 21:52 ` Tom Wijsman [this message]
2014-01-16 22:22 ` Alexander Berntsen
2014-01-16 23:02 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-17 6:14 ` Alec Warner
2014-01-17 23:35 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-17 0:33 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-16 7:03 ` Sebastian Luther
2014-01-16 21:40 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-17 8:35 ` Sebastian Luther
2014-01-17 23:00 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-18 6:49 ` Sebastian Luther
2014-01-17 8:28 ` Sebastian Luther
2014-01-17 16:40 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-17 23:03 ` [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/3 v2] " Tom Wijsman
2014-01-19 9:38 ` Mike Frysinger
2014-01-20 2:23 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-20 2:43 ` Alec Warner
2014-01-21 15:32 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-16 0:07 ` [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 2/3] Have repoman check that a package directory contains at least one ebuild (bug #245305) Tom Wijsman
2014-01-16 1:07 ` Jesus Rivero (Neurogeek)
2014-01-16 1:45 ` Alec Warner
2014-01-17 21:36 ` [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 2/3 v2] " Tom Wijsman
2014-01-17 22:34 ` Jesus Rivero (Neurogeek)
2014-01-16 0:07 ` [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 3/3] Have repoman deprecate G2CONF for the GNOME team. (bug #482084) Tom Wijsman
2014-01-16 1:23 ` Jesus Rivero (Neurogeek)
2014-01-16 21:56 ` Tom Wijsman
2014-01-19 9:26 ` Mike Frysinger
2014-01-19 9:28 ` Mike Frysinger
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