Re: Lessons from commit fest - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Lessons from commit fest
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Msg-id 200804162144.m3GLiGp10754@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Lessons from commit fest  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Lessons from commit fest  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> 
> > > I hate to say it but pgindent formatting changes are usually made in
> > > cases where you or the community want pgindent to improve its indenting. :-)
> > > So we improve pgindent but pay for it in backpatching difficulties.  :-(
> > 
> > Yeah, I know ... it's why I've pretty much stopped complaining about
> > pgindent, even though there are lots of little things it does that
> > I don't especially care for.
> 
> Maybe this means that we should give pgindent a run over the back
> branches.

Yea, that thought has crossed our minds, but the problem is that there
is little testing of back branches so it would be risky.

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