On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <rea...@arcor.de> wrote: > On 09/24/2011 02:10 AM, Matt Turner wrote: >> >> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Nikos Chantziaras<rea...@arcor.de> >> wrote: >>> >>> I believe something needs to be done with the zlib-1.2.5.1-r1 and -r2 >>> packages currently in the tree. The maintainer of zlib pushed those >>> revisions with a patch that alters macro identifiers, making Gentoo's >>> zlib >>> incompatible with upstream. As a result, a lot of packages stopped >>> building. Bug reports for broken packages come in and then are being >>> modified to fit Gentoo's zlib. >>> >>> Breaking compatibility with upstream zlib also means that non-portage >>> software, the ones I install with "./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr&& make >>> install", also won't build. >>> [...] >> >> It seemed to me like this was a silly problem from the outset. vapier >> did arguably the right thing, and if that means exposing some broken >> software, fine. We handle plenty of breakage worse than this, but I >> understand that it can be inconvenient. >> >> However, you completely lost any support when you said >> >>> Yes, bad idea. But it's in my liberty to write code however I see fit. >> >> That just makes me want to slap you. >> >> I'll echo what vapier said in response: it's absolutely your >> prerogative to do whatever you want, but it's not our responsibility >> to make sure that it works in Gentoo. > > The code is perfectly valid. You cannot force people to follow your coding > standards. If it's valid C code, it doesn't matter that it contradicts your > personal preferences. It's not your code and you don't have a saying in it. > What's next, banning software that indents code with tabs instead of > spaces?
You are allowed to disagree with his changes; but that doesn't mean we must listen to you. I actually disagree with Vapier as well (I don't see why we would act without waiting for upstream) but I also trust his technical ability in matters like this. > > >>> It's a bad call. You've made plenty of those lately. This is just another >>> one. >>> IMO, you don't have the skills and insight to mess with this stuff. So >>> when you >>> try, breakage happens. I hope you retire soon. >> >> Are you kidding me? Grow up. > > This was just another episode of Vapier's hostile and arrogant behavior > towards users. Every time someone comes up with a valid argument of why > he's wrong, the final answer is "don't care, I do what I please because I'm > the dev and you're not." So my reply was the politest I could come up with > without using the f-word. I'm curious what you think the final answer should be? -A > > >
