At 15:50 21/3/2001, Sascha Schumann wrote:
> > Yes, it is. Non trivial things are things that are difficult to find,
> > which require long and thorough testing, such as changes to core API
> > functions or very common modules. Figuring whether the build works or not
> > is trivial.
>
> That might be true for a single build. We support dozens of
> platforms and figuring out whether a change breaks something
> on one particular platform is not as simple as you obviously
> assume.
I don't think that there would be a real life situation in which a new
module would break a build under one platform, and won't under another
platform, without you actually using the module. The author has to be
exceptionally 'talented' to achieve that.
> > > As the Midgard extension recently showed, a single line in an
> > > extension can break everything else. And it can easily go
> > > unnoticed, especially if it is not reviewed by experienced
> > > people.
> >
> > Easily unnoticed? I beg to differ.
>
> Zeev, there is a difference between the terms 'will' and
> 'can'. I've used the latter.
I know, and as I said, I disagree. I don't think it can go unnoticed in
the further RC.
Zeev
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