no slight to the inventor of dp9ik, but has it been verified?
On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 7:48 PM Eli Cohen <echol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 7:39 PM Lucio De Re <lucio.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On 2/10/21, Eli Cohen <echol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I noticed the patches from 9front to 9legacy are not well-maintained. > I'm > > > trying to figure out if this would be an appreciated exercise from > someone > > > (me) who doesn't know all that much and would learn from doing it, and > if > > > so, what are priorities for things to port back as patches for 9legacy > > > > > In short: it's a bitch! > > > > I'm sure David will appreciate all the help he can get, but the code > > divergences will not be easy to tame. > > > > I don't like Git, but I also don't think the Plan 9 "dump" is adequate > > to the task of tracking "branches" as would apply in this complex > > case. > > > > Perhaps I can recommend isolating bug fixes as distinct from adding > > features, but where does one draw the line? > > I'm not even sure where or how to start. dp9ik seems important if > 9legacy doesn't already have something similar. that's probably both a > bug fix and feature... and quite a task! but I would be interested in > porting patches back to learn more > > > > > Best of luck, if you intend to proceed. > > > > Lucio. ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tc82939f1fda0e479-M4857c66d4e13e2d25ae337e0 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
