Heikki Toivonen wrote:
Bryan Stearns wrote:
[proposal for a strategy to switch to when the tree has been yellow for an
extended period]
I still disagree. Here's why. If we strictly follow the checkin rules
doc, we will not have a situation where the tree is orange for longer
than half a day, maybe a day at most. There won't be a long list of
checkins to investigate and back out; we'll just back out if it has gone
for that long.
I'm not proposing that we change the normal policy - I'm saying there's
a need for a different strategy when the tree's been yellow for more
than, say, a week.
You're saying "We don't need fire hydrants - fire extinguishers are fine
for keeping small fires from becoming large fires." I'm saying "The
entire building is engulfed - clearly, fire hydrants would be useful in
situations like this". :-)
What I don't understand is the extreme displeasure some people express
even at the mention of backing out bad changes. It is easy to backout,
and easy to recommit with fixes, and it will make the tree green
quickly. Why is this bad?
I have no problem with backing out very recent changes, but blindly
backing out older changes will lead to the snowball effect I mentioned,
because later changes often assume previous changes. Once this happens,
it can become hard to figure out what changes are in and which aren't.
I'd like to hear opinions from other people as well. What is your
preference to deal with tree breakage in general, and this current
situation?
I'd also like to hear from others. Since no one else has responded, I
feel like I'm the only one troubled by this problem - is everyone else
happy just ignoring the rules?
...Bryan
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