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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: branches/KDE/3.5
From:       Maks Orlovich <maksim () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-09-07 15:39:57
Message-ID: 200609071139.57348.maksim () kde ! org
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> I don't understand what you mean. You mean if kdebase was compiled before
> updating kdelibs? Well this would have given a compile error then.

Right. And some people would complain about it, but it's easy to point out 
what they are doing wrong.

> What's better? An annoying compile error which means another
> download+recompile, when the user was mostly updating kdebase for some
> other reason, or a kdebase with *one* age-old rarely-happening bug still
> being there?
>
> I'm surprised that this is raising objections, this technique has been used
> for a very long time already...

Well, I spend lots of time reading kde-bugs-dist, so I much prefer something 
not compiling to something having mystery bugs, especially fairly severe one. 
There are way too many bugs that only the reporter can reproduce as is...


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