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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@×××××××.org>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Some ideas on how to reduce territoriality
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:17:46
Message-Id: 20070805171438.0349a238@snowflake
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Some ideas on how to reduce territoriality by Chris Gianelloni
1 On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:06:07 -0700
2 Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o> wrote:
3 > - arch-specific patches/dependencies - If someone is requesting
4 > KEYWORD changes on a package and it requires a patch or additional
5 > dependencies for your architecture, you are not only permitted, but
6 > really are required to make the necessary changes to add support for
7 > your architecture.
8
9 arch-specific patches are almost always wrong. The last thing people
10 need is to come along and find some arch developer has applied a bad
11 arch-specific patch without asking first...
12
13 --
14 Ciaran McCreesh

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[gentoo-dev] Re: Some ideas on how to reduce territoriality Steve Long <slong@××××××××××××××××××.uk>