Re: Guix Days: Patch flow discussion

[Hartmut Goebel]

Am 05.02.24 um 19:44 schrieb Suhail:

> Could you please share a reference where the key difficulties you
> encountered wrt the "current mail-based workflow" are summarized.  Is
> the difficulty regd. checking out the code at the right commit and
> installing the patches, or something else?
>

It's not only installing and testing the patches, but also

• when has this issue/patch been worked on last - is somebody currently working on it
• what issue/patches I started to review?
• commenting on code requires to download the patch - strip out parts which are okay, comment, then mail the commented code to the correct issue number
• Even when using the debbugs interface in emacs
• It is is hard to use for occasional users
• It is an insurmountable obstacle for those not using emacs.
• It does not tell what issues/patches I've been working on already - and waiting for a reply
  
• It does not tell which issues are stale

Anyhow, all of this has been discussed several times already. And as long as vocal (and active :-) members of the community insist on being able to work via e-mail — while also not adopting modern e-mail-capable forges — this situation will not change.

Regards
Hartmut Goebel

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