[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index]

Re: gEDA-user: polygon regression in pcb+gl



> True!  I was just wondering if you ran into the same issues I just
> found with rebasing.
> 
> > > It also makes it nearly impossible to maintain your own
> > > branch based off the pcb+gl branch since it will constantly be
> > > diverging.

Use stgit and rebase yourself - that would work.

> I just have been maintaining my own trivial branch
> (2-line patch that still hasn't made it into git HEAD *grumble*
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/pcb/+bug/699498) based off the pcb+gl
> branch, but that made the downside of rebasing evident.

Patch is pushed ;) Hope it makes life easier.

> Anyway, nothing against Peter C's work or his choice of methods to
> manage his branch.  It's all tradeoffs.  I think rebasing makes some
> things quicker but in the long run is messier since you lose track of
> the exact changes you originally made.

Yes, but we don't particularly want to commit those - the alternative is
re-writing the code repeatedly, and I chose to use stgit instead.

> That's all I have to say except to end with thanks to Peter Clifton for
> creating and maintaining the pcb+gl branch, and I hope it goes to
> mainline soon.

Me to - thanks for the positive comments.

-- 
Peter Clifton

Electrical Engineering Division,
Engineering Department,
University of Cambridge,
9, JJ Thomson Avenue,
Cambridge
CB3 0FA

Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!)
Tel: +44 (0)1223 748328 - (Shared lab phone, ask for me)

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part


_______________________________________________
geda-user mailing list
geda-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user