Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 14:25:57 -0500 From: AlanE <alane@geeksrus.net> To: Anders Nordby <anders@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreshPorts sanity testing - should errors be sent to committers? Message-ID: <20021125192557.GB59079@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> In-Reply-To: <20021125192433.GB55119@totem.fix.no> References: <20021124112140.J39895-100000@12-234-90-219.client.attbi.com> <3DE22FC8.10368.D3893A69@localhost> <20021125192433.GB55119@totem.fix.no>
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On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 08:24:33PM +0100, Anders Nordby wrote: >Hi, > >On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 02:12:24PM -0500, Dan Langille wrote: >>>> I wish to raise the issue of making this feature non-opt-in. >>> >>> Not only no, but hell no. >> A feature is available which improves quality, catches simple syntax >> errors immediately, and has zero affect on those who do their work >> error-free.. Why do you object to that? > >Ports committers and other committers should be free to choose their >error checking methods on their own. At least make it opt-out. I prefer opt-under. If you and your port can make it under the limbo bar, then you won't be strip searched and your port won't be checked, detected, selected, and neglected. -- AlanE (Alan Eldridge), who likes fixing weird distributed systems bugs. Unix/C(++) IT Pro for 20 yrs, desperately seeking employment in NYC. (http://wwweasel.geeksrus.net/~alane/resume.rtf) KDE, KDE-FreeBSD Teams (http://www.kde.org, http://freebsd.kde.org/) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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