[darcs-users] darcs patch: Refactor version machinery in Setup.lhs. (and 3 more)

Eric Kow kowey at darcs.net
Mon Jan 26 08:58:27 UTC 2009


On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 17:30:09 +1100, Trent W. Buck wrote:
> I'll fix things that are release-critical or critical, but I've no
> interest in fixing minor bugs in the autoconf infrastructure.  I've
> WONTFIXed some bugs in the BTS today for that reason.

That's fine and good.  But at present, there is actual autoconf
breakage in these patches.  Would you have time to look into it
at the moment?

> > Without moving our infrastructure [...] there are no bots to verify
> > that our build system works, et cetera. [...] Let's just switch to
> > Cabal now, fix up the damage this does and then, if someone finds the
> > time in the following 4 or 5 months, fixes up autoconf.
> 
> +1 to this approach.

I am less than enthused, but I don't see this is worth resisting.  I'd
like you two to field any incoming complaints if we go this route.

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Eric Kow <http://www.nltg.brighton.ac.uk/home/Eric.Kow>
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