Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:54:27 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> To: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Edwin Groothuis <edwin@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/games/quake2lnx Makefile distinfo pkg-message pkg-plist ports/games/quake2lnx/files extra-patch-src_rogue_g__local.h extra-patch-src_rogue_q__shared.c extra-patch-src_xatrix_q__shared.c patch-Makefile patch-src::game::g_phys.c patch-src::linux::gl_glx.c patch-src::linux::rw_in_svgalib.c ... Message-ID: <20051117135427.GA34190@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1132234974.79514.12.camel@localhost> References: <200511171051.jAHApSWX074582@repoman.freebsd.org> <20051117133108.GA29488@FreeBSD.org> <1132234974.79514.12.camel@localhost>
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On Thu, Nov 17, 2005 at 02:42:54PM +0100, Pav Lucistnik wrote: > Alexey Dokuchaev p??e v ?t 17. 11. 2005 v 13:31 +0000: > > > > PR: ports/87181 > > > Submitted by: Alejandro Pulver <alejandro@varnet.biz> > > > Approved by: maintainer timeout > > > > Edwin, > > > > I wish I could say "thanks" for work you've done, but I would appreciate > > private confirmation mail even in case of "maintainer timeout". This is > > a complicated port, and such a change is potentially harmful due to its > > massiveness. Commits like this should probably be done per-piece fashion, > > otherwise it's really hard to check if nothing got broken. Not to > > mention that I actually disagree on the number of changes suggested in > > the PR (and committed by you). > > > > I'm not asking for a backout, in fact I realize how annoying it can be > > when PR hangs in "open" state for a month(s), and I would have probably > > needed to change PR state to something like "working on it, please be > > patient", however, I must say I got somewhat frustrated to have to fix > > all those things that I don't like WRT this commit. > > So why have you not handled the PR yourself? Is 36 days really not > enough to sort out a single port PR? As I have said, proposed changes were pretty controversial, and I was in fact not sure whether I really wanted them in my port. I *was* working on it, albeit rather time-sparsely, exchanged a few emails with submitter. I can tolerate "maintainer timeout" for really inactive committer, but not for someone doing commits and being active in the lists. I'll go and shut up now, telling myself to take care of my ports faster next time. :-) ./danfe
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