On Fri, 7 Sep 2012 15:53:50 +0100 Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccre...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Sep 2012 16:23:16 +0200 > Michał Górny <mgo...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > On Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:36:05 +0100 > > Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccre...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > These are the rules for a machine. People don't actually read > > > > dependencies sequentially. Provide a good algorithm which works > > > > from any position. > > > > > > Read backwards from the current position until you find a label. > > > It's the same algorithm you use to find out what the current > > > section is when you're reading an article. > > > > No, it doesn't work that way. > > > > See: > > > > foo? ( > > label: > > dev-foo/bar > > ) > > dev-bar/foo <- > > > > Reading backwards, I find 'label'. > > ...skipping subblocks. Although the case you've given is unlikely to > be used in practice, since experience shows that given this feature, > developers use it in an easily understood manner. > > > > > shall we repeat all the disadvantages which you love to forgot > > > > to mention? > > > > > > No, please stay out of this until you understand the original > > > proposal, and in particular the parts marked with ***. So long as > > > you don't understand what we're discussing, I'm afraid any > > > contributions you make will simply be shouting and waving. > > > > What have parts marked with '***' to do with the disadvantages we > > have already proved and which you didn't even bother answering? > > The problem is that you're arguing against a proposal that doesn't > exist except in your head. If you'd like to read and understand the > proposal being made, which starts with understanding the bits marked > clearly with stars, and then once you've understood it, rethink and > present any issues you find with that proposal then we might have > something to discuss. Renaming and/or reordering something doesn't change its implications. It's just 'main disadvantage' vs 'side disadvantage'. -- Best regards, Michał Górny
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