Attila Lendvai <attila.lend...@gmail.com> writes: >> I do have control: If femlisp or any other library makes a boneheaded >> decision that breaks my software, I can stop using it. > > > yes, resolving that is trivial -- once you have identified the > problem. > > regarding the recent discussions i'm generally baffled why it is at > all a question whether to make a build software deterministic or > not. in my view if there's anything in the global state that has an > effect on the building of a software, anything, then it's a bug.
I think one question is whether it's worth taking a path to this goal that breaks programs that currently work. I don't think all such programs are bitrotted junk that can be fixed up in a day. Zach
