Re: Freevo 1.x final feature release schedule

On 07/11/2010 08:29, Adam Charrett wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-11-06 at 16:32 -0700, James Trietsch wrote:
>> Thanks Dischi and Evan for the advice. I'm gonna start packing up the 'easy'
>> things that don't interfere with each other. I'm not sure any of my code
>> patches-on-patches, but I've seen at least one instance where two patches add on
>> code to the same file in succession. That is, the code looks like:
>>
>> Original Code - Patch A - Patch B - Original Code
>>
>> Now if I just do the diff out of SVN and break it up by hand, I feel like there
>> will be a problem when the second patch (be it A or B) is applied, because it
>> would be expecting the original code on either end of the modifications but is
>> going to find the patched code instead. I don't know for sure, I haven't used
>> patch that extensively. I'll see if I can test it myself, but it seems like a
>> no-win situation unless I pick a specific order. On the other hand, there's
>> really no harm in making it one big patch... the extra code will lie dormant and
>> not cause problems (at least in this example), but it's extra code that wouldn't
>> be used unless the other patches for that function were used.
> That shouldn't be a problem as I'll try and commit all the changes in a
> couple of days after you've submitted the patches.
>
>> Sorry, kinda went stream-of-consciousness there. I'll figure it out one way or
>> another.
>>
>> Finally, since it's been a few years since I've submitted anything, so is there
>> anything I need to remember besides just submitting to the bug tracker? Special
>> titles, or designations or something like that?
> Nope, just a good title and description is all that is required.
And a plugin image if appropriate.
>> Thanks again for all your patience and help. The Freevo has been a joy to use
>> and it's been my pleasure to be making fixes and tweaks and additions to it.
>> Heck, in this latest round, it helped me finally wrap my head around OOP and I
>> dipped my toes quite successfully into spawning and controlling external
>> programs. I feel like a real programmer! ^_^
>>
>> James
> Cheers
>
> Adam
John

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