[Development] Can a device mkspec go directly into stable?

[Frederik Gladhorn]

Tirsdag 15. januar 2013 15.01.35 skrev Rafael Roquetto:
> Hello,
> 
> I have submitted the following device mkspec for review:
> https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change,44840
> 
> I am wondering if this ok that it has been submitted directly to the stable
> branch. This is an orthognal* mkspec, so I personally don't see any problems
> but I would like to discuss this before taking action.
> 
> I also wonder if the same rationale applies for any orthogonal change.
> 
> Any comments?

Since this is quite unlikely to break anyone else's build, I'd say it should 
not be a problem.

Generally speaking though only bug fixes should go into stable, so you'll have 
to declare it a build fix ;)

Cheers
Frederik



> 
> Thanks,
> Rafael
> 
> * "Orthogonality is one of the most important properties that can help make
>  even complex designs compact. In a purely orthogonal design, operations do
>  not have side effects; each action (whether it's an API call, a macro
>  invocation, or a language operation) changes just one thing without
>  affecting others. There is one and only one way to change each property of
>  whatever system you are controlling." - The Art of Unix Programming, Eric
>  Raymond.
-- 
Best regards,
Frederik Gladhorn
Senior Software Engineer - Digia, Qt
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