Re: Can anyone import trivial changes to libiberty?

[Daniel Berlin <dan@cgsoftware.com>]

DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com> writes:

> Actually, this all changed when I took over libiberty.  My machine has
> a cron job that runs hourly and looks for needed merges, and writes a
> script that does all the work for me.  I just review the script and
> run it when I get the email.  The libiberties have been in 100% sync
> since I started doing this.
Coolness.

> 
> Specific comments follow.
> 
>> You are *supposed* to commit to both at once.
> 
> You are *allowed* to.  You should if you can.  If you don't, or do it
> wrong, the automerge picks up the difference.
> 
> *Anyone* may merge any patch from gcc to other libiberty repositories
> if they can't wait for the automerge, even if it's not their patch.
> However, *nobody* can commit to non-gcc libiberties until after it's
> committed to gcc (otherwise my scripts get confused, and it's a bad
> idea anyway).
Right.
This much i knew.

> 
>> In practice, sometimes people forget.
> 
> Or can't check in to other repositories.
Forgot about that.

> 
>> Merges don't occur all that often. They usually occur when someone
>> notices something they needed in one but not the other, and that
>> they've gotten out of sync.
> 
> They happen hourly now.  Or, it checks hourly, and I commit it next
> time I sit down at the computer ;-)


> 
>> At least, this is my experience.
> 
> Hopefully, we'll all have better experiences now.
Good experiences are well, good.
:)

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