Re: [libvirt] Suggestion on commit rules when fixing breakages

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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 03:15:08PM +0200, Daniel Veillard wrote:
>   As the number of compilation options and platform grows, it gets
> more difficult for a commiter to always ensure one chunk of code
> won't give a problem in a different situation. To try to lower the
> cost of maintaining the protability I would suggest the following
> rule for commit:
>   - if a recently commited patch breaks compilation on a platform
>     or for a given driver then it's fine to commit a minimal fix
>     directly without getting the review feedback first
>   - similary if make check or make syntax-chek breaks, if there is
>     an obvious fix, it's fine to commit immediately
> Note that this would remove the need to send the patch to the list

  would *not* .... sigh !

> anyway (or tell what the fix was if trivial). This doesn't either
> remove the rule that 'make check syntax-check' should pass before

Daniel

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