On Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:24:44 +0530 Vikrampal <vikram.pal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sure Luiz! > > However, I've one more small doubt. If I'm submitting a series of patches > Such as 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4... I guess in such scenarios no need to ensure that > the patches separately compiles. What we need to ensure is that all the patches together > gets compiled properly. Am I mistaken? > Make sure that sub-sequences of a series produce sensible code. The code should $VALIDATE with 1/4 applied. The code should $VALIDATE with 1/4 and 2/4 applied. The code should $VALIDATE with 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 applied. The code should $VALIDATE with 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 applied. The definition of VALIDATE can vary project by project or feature by feature; the minimum requirement should be that compilation always succeeds. You can use something like: git rebase -i --exec "make" some_parent_branch to test that compilation passes after each commit. Ciao, Antonio -- Antonio Ospite http://ao2.it A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
