From owner-freebsd-current Sun Feb 22 23:43:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA04159 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sun, 22 Feb 1998 23:43:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA04153 for ; Sun, 22 Feb 1998 23:43:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [194.198.43.36]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id HAA13745; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 07:43:20 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id IAA09441; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 08:43:19 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <19980223084318.50933@follo.net> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 08:43:19 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund To: Terry Lambert Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More breakage in -current as a result of header frobbing. References: <12512.888186392@critter.freebsd.dk> <199802230140.SAA16400@usr08.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: <199802230140.SAA16400@usr08.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 01:40:03AM +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 01:40:03AM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > >Back to the original subject, guys. I proposed the following > > > > > > [...] > > > > I don't think it will fly, I think trying to synchronize the factors > > which control the time our hackers have to devote to FreeBSD would > > be a major mistake... > > I agree. The unfortunate effect of following the suggestion, even > if the time window control weren't a factor, would be to trigger > all commits in a relatively short window. > > This is exactly the type of situation which will result in Bob and > Fred committing conflicting changes that result in an unbuildable > tree. > > Without some software-enforced procedural mechanism for avoiding > this type of collision, I'd like a system where I could 'pend a commit' and have it run through a build-test and then be committed if it passed (and no one else had touched the files I've been working on in the meantime). Due to the way I work and what hardware I've got available it has been very difficult for me to do a full buildtest for each change; that has for the most part changed now (thanks Simon!), but it still would be more convenient to have a special-commit-and-it-will-built-for-you system. It couldn't be the only system (as it sometimes is necessary to have things available immediately), but it would be a valueable addition. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message