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Date:      Sun, 30 Aug 1998 14:04:20 +1000 (EST)
From:      Peter Hawkins <thepish@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Suggestion - RFC
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980830135733.4914D-100000@dana.clari.net.au>

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Recently I did a make world and by terminal server was dead for a day! the
recent pppd change in pap-secrets did it and the back incompatability is
documented, yes, but buried so that it isn't obvious.

How would people feel about my setting up something where people are
expected to add a note whenever they commit something which creates
a back incompatability so that we have something to scan before a make
world?

I would envisage it being located in the handbook with a table such as:

DATE OF CHANGE  |  TOOLS AFFECTED  |  HOW TO TEST FOR INCOMPAT | FIX

where fix would typically be a ref to appropriate part of man page

Comments?

Peter

Hilink Internet            Peter Hawkins
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http://www.hilink.com.au   Peter@hilink.com.au

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