Gentoo Archives: gentoo-portage-dev

From: Tom Wijsman <TomWij@g.o>
To: alexander@××××××.net
Cc: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/3] Have repoman check if the packages to unpack rare archive formats from SRC_URI are present in DEPEND (bug #205909).
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:53:16
Message-Id: 20140116225213.18a132bc@TOMWIJ-GENTOO
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/3] Have repoman check if the packages to unpack rare archive formats from SRC_URI are present in DEPEND (bug #205909). by Alexander Berntsen
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4 On Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:23:42 +0100
5 Alexander Berntsen <alexander@××××××.net> wrote:
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10 > On 16/01/14 22:18, Tom Wijsman wrote:
11 > > My plan is to first work a bit on repoman to get to know it, then
12 > > when knowing better where everything is work on refactoring it.
13 > That, along with "I'll use this ugly short cut, but only this one
14 > time!", is what they all say. Plans change. Things happen.
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16 "I'll rewrite everything first, hopefully I finish some day!"
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18 > > If I start to refactor right away, or start adding random files
19 > > without knowing where everything is; I would create a more broken
20 > > design than it is.
21 > Yes. Please think before you start hammering your keyboard. The
22 > keyboard is just a means to an end.
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24 You are quoting my thoughts, which came up before hammering; suffices.
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26 > > Don't worry, I plan on a fully refactored Portage as well as good
27 > > practices when adding new checks; which will definitely become
28 > > necessary as we go forward.
29 > We have to worry. Because, as mentioned, plans change; things happen.
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31 Don't do that. Because, as mentioned, necessity stays; progress happens.
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33 > Please do not push this patch. And please do not carry on with this
34 > mentality of "yes, I know what I am doing is wrong, but I'll fix it
35 > eventually, some day, I promise."
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37 Please do not stop progress. And please do not carry on with this
38 mentality of "yes, I know what I am doing is right, but I won't break it
39 eventually, some day, I promise.".
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41 - --
42 With kind regards,
43
44 Tom Wijsman (TomWij)
45 Gentoo Developer
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47 E-mail address : TomWij@g.o
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