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On Thu, 17 May 2007 13:12:01 +0200 |
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Hans de Graaff <graaff@g.o> wrote: |
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> My view is that if this is a QA notice then, if a package doesn't |
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> emerge because of it, it is a Gentoo QA bug and package maintainers |
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> should be responsible for fixing it. |
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Gentoo should not be applying patches simply to fix what certain people |
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consider to be 'poor programming practises', since such practices are |
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not in themselves bugs. Under certain circumstances it's appropriate to |
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notify upstream about such issues, but be aware that upstream may not |
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take kindly to external attempts to impose arbitrary coding standards |
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if there is no actual problem. |
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In cases where those QA checks reveal a genuine bug, upstream should of |
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course be notified and the bug should be fixed. When notifying |
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upstream, avoid terms like 'poor programming' and stick to explaining |
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the actual bug. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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