From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT8S-0006hk-17 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:10:16 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT8Q-0006hZ-Gz for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:10:14 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT8M-0006gz-Nw for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:10:14 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38178 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MdT8M-0006gw-IQ for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:10:10 -0400 Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:19536) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MdT8M-00018S-3I for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:10:10 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO smtprelay2.cesmail.net) ([192.168.1.112]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 18 Aug 2009 14:10:09 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.22] (static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [72.92.88.10]) by smtprelay2.cesmail.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A7B7D34C6A; Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:24:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Pavel Roskin To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: <20090519171546.w87rp6ly0wcw480k-cebfxv@webmail.spamcop.net> References: <20090517053338.32177.43678.stgit@ct.roinet.com> <20090519171546.w87rp6ly0wcw480k-cebfxv@webmail.spamcop.net> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:10:05 -0400 Message-Id: <1250619005.3810.25.camel@mj> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 (2.26.3-1.fc11) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Cc: Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use common linker script for all i386-pc systems X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:10:14 -0000 On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 17:15 -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote: > I appreciate a lot of work you put into the Apple CC support, but your > patch complicates the code a lot. All features have a maintenance > cost. Somebody will need to fix your code when it breaks. > Considering that it can only be tested on Darwin, I'm afraid it will > be vulnerable to bitrot. > > My patch simplifies things and allows further simplifications, some of > which could be beneficial to your effort. > > Perhaps it would be better if you split uncontroversial or simple > parts of your patch and submit them. Also, maybe it would be better > to limit Apple support to the EFI platforms? That would make your > patch less intrusive. The original of this message can be found here: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2009-05/msg00238.html There was no reply to that message. It means that the Apple support was committed despite my objections. I wasn't the maintainer at the time, but neither was Vladimir. We should not do it again. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin