Re: [PATCH] Wait for git diff to finish in git difftool

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Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 2009/4/22 Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Yes, FWIW. I intentionally stopped signing off patches for
>>> Windows, ActiveState Perl and Cygwin: they usually harm the
>>> rest of the world, while just allowing Windows users limp along.
>>
>> I have to wonder if you are doing that with the full understanding of what
>> Signed-off-by means.  I do not think the provenance of your patch is
>> affected by your distaste towards the system it has effects in any way.
>
> I'm trying to avoid being associated with development for the platform :)
>
> Frankly, I just always forget about it. The patches to my windows
> repository are mostly just hacks to either make it pass test suite or
> workaround another, the platforms specific, stupidity. Not sure anyone
> is actually interested in them (because, I repeat, they mostly hurt
> everyone else, while making the platforms port "a little working").

What do you really mean?  These patches add maintenance burden but its
benefit nobody would care about, and should not be applied?


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