[Buildroot] commiting patches

[Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>]

>>>>> "Heiko" == Heiko Zuerker <heiko@zuerker.org> writes:

 Heiko> Hey,

 Heiko> I was wondering for a while, what are the criterias for patches
 Heiko> to be applied to buildroot.
 Heiko> Some of them seem to get applied right away, others were sent in a
 Heiko> month or two ago and don't. I understand that some probably will never
 Heiko> get applied, but will there be a "sorry dude, but..." email?

I'm not following any strict procedure, but I do try to sooner or later
get around to review all patches. Understand that I do this in my spare
time, so turnaround time can sometimes be slow.

I mainly try to handle the patches in fifo mode, but I do also skim new
mails. This is both because sometimes updates are sent, and sometimes I
see trivial patches that can be handled when I have 5 min spare or
important bugfixes.

It's a big help when other developers help with the review and send
their ack/nacks (thanks for this!), so those patches are often handled
earlier than others.

But I can still forget about patches, so if you haven't had any feedback
for a week or two, please check if it still applies and send a followup
mail.

It might be politically incorrect, but the patch author also does
matter. If the patch is from a regular contributor who normally does
good work, then I know I don't need to review in as much details as if
it's from a complete stranger - So a good way of getting your own
patches applied faster is to help reviewing other patches ;)

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard