From: Eric Arnold, May 12, 2006 4:25 PM > > Do you think it's feasible to have the developers themselves keep > the patches up to date via a central repository? I.e. once a new > vanilla release level is reached, patches which fail will stay out > of the R&D version until the owner fixes them.
I'm not a developer, so my opinion means nothing, but I don't think the idea of a central repository helps anything. The important part of the meal is the chef, not the ingredients. > The testing is indeed the issue. For a non-trivial patch, it needs > testing in diverse situations and environments, meaning testing by > more people than just the developer. Very true... > My guess is that after this is done, the patch will be in better > shape to be accepted into the official version, providing it fits > the design goals. Exactly, if it doesn't fit into the chef's ideal for Vim, it is only an unnecessary complication for everyone else. -- Steve Hall [ digitect mindspring com ] :: Cream... something good to put in your Vim! :: http://cream.sourceforge.net
