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Re: CVS commit: [jmcneill-pm] src/sys/arch/x86/x86



On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 02:48:21AM +0200, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 11:05:48PM +0100, David Laight wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 03:44:57PM +0000, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> > > 
> > > Module Name:      src
> > > Committed By:     joerg
> > > Date:             Sat Sep  8 15:44:57 UTC 2007
> > > 
> > > Modified Files:
> > >   src/sys/arch/x86/x86 [jmcneill-pm]: cpu.c
> > > 
> > > Log Message:
> > > ANSIfy before further changes.
> > 
> > Is this a good idea on a branch?
> > When the branch is merged the branch-specific changes won't be visible
> > - unless the same ANSIfication is done to HEAD separately.
> 
> I asked Andrew whether he has changes in this area so I don't expect
> this to be a problem.

I wasn't thinking about problems merging other branches, but about the
visibility of the actual changes in your branch.

It would probably be best to ansify head, and pullup that chagne into
your branch. Then, when your branch is merged, the change to head is
only the significant changes, not all the mechanical ones.

        David

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David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost



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