Re: [PATCH 06/14] proc: turn {init, add}str, compare_versions into normal functions

[Ludovic Courtès]

Richard Braun <rbraun@sceen.net> skribis:

> On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 11:08:28AM +0100, Justus Winter wrote:
>> Quoting Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= (2013-11-09 00:31:08)
>> > Justus Winter <4winter@informatik.uni-hamburg.de> skribis:
>> > 
>> > > rebuild_uname uses {init,add}str to incrementally build a version
>> > > string, and compare_versions to sort the versions array. Previously
>> > > those functions were defined as nested functions.
>> > 
>> > Isn’t this a bit controversial given the discussion on that topic?  :-)
>> 
>> Were we having the same discussion? I count Samuel, Richard and me in
>> favor of that kind of change, Roland and you against it.
>
> It's not a matter of mere numbers. We need consensus, and if we can't
> achieve it, the actual maintainer (who currently is Samuel) decides.

Indeed, consensus matters more than numbers.  Being cavalier often gets
in the way of building consensus.

(For the record, among the official maintainers of the Hurd, those
still +/- active are Thomas and Roland.)

Thanks,
Ludo’ (speaking as an observer.)