Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:54:50 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_kse.c Message-ID: <473CB21A.1000501@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20071115194710.L82897@fledge.watson.org> References: <200711151416.lAFEGKJ6059040@repoman.freebsd.org> <473C865D.8070809@elischer.org> <20071115181401.GA17094@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <473C901F.1080906@elischer.org> <20071115194710.L82897@fledge.watson.org>
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Robert Watson wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2007, Julian Elischer wrote: > >>>> "no matter how small the change, use diff + patch to move it across." >>> >>> After applying the patch on your commit machine, is it too difficult >>> to actually retest before committing? This would catch the broken >>> commit before it becomes a Tinderbox issue. >>> >>> Seems to be a QA problem on your part. >> >> yes.. but I can't do a compile from my mac. (my commit machine). The >> answer is to be rigorous about how I move the patch from the build >> machine to the commit machine. >> >> This is a temporary situation. new infrastructure will let me commit >> from my build machine again. > > I find having a copy of Parallels (or VMWare) around very useful for > precisely this situation -- it means that even when I have only the Mac > around I can easily do a local test build. The various VM packages > certainly have their limitations, but they're far better than nothing. > It's a PPC > Robert N M Watson > Computer Laboratory > University of Cambridge
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