Re: RFC: Readline 5.1 import

Jim Blandy
2006-04-21T01:16:35Z

On 4/20/06, Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@redhat.com> wrote:
> We do already have a branch named FSF where the readline imports have
> been done before. The same branch has ben used for importing pristine
> versions of texinfo. It seems the people you have asked must not be
> used to track code from 3rd parties, and are willing to cut corners.

CVS vendor branches have some weird characteristics that I, at least,
have found hard to work with. If someone feels using them isn't worth
the trouble, I don't think it follows that they're "cutting corners";
time spent on maintenance machinery that doesn't pay its way is time
not spent fixing bugs users actually see.