2008/9/7 Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Actually, since the couple of cleanups (or as some on this list like > to say: 'cleanups') I did, the GC has become a lot more simple.
Actually I did get that impression, from my look so far at your cleanup patch - i.e. that it is now easier to understand than it was in the past. But I need to spend more time on it. Since you mention 'cleanups', I must say that I agree with Ludovic, that it would have been preferable to post the patch for review/discussion before committing it, since that is our (majority) current practice. Sure there may have been a few exceptions, but only for trivial changes, I believe, and I don't believe that this was - overall - a trivial change. (I'm aware that it has lots of trivial bits in it, but I don't think it's all trivial.) (I also think it's arguable that actually committing to a branch is more convenient, for author and reviewers, than juggling emails - but that then leads on to other questions, like what expectations people can have of the "master" branch, and why we are using Git like CVS...) > It's > not really that difficult, you just have to take a more global view of > the interpreter. The nice thing about GC is that if you break it, it > tends break all over the place in obvious ways. Usually, you can't > even get to the 'guile>' prompt. That is indeed a good point! > Please feel free to dive in and bug me with questions. I am always > very eager to help people that will take over code maintenance duties > from me :-) Will do, thanks. Neil