From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 15 20:54:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC89A16A476 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:54:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from outG.internet-mail-service.net (outG.internet-mail-service.net [216.240.47.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C86FC13C481 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:54:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from mx0.idiom.com (HELO idiom.com) (216.240.32.160) by out.internet-mail-service.net (qpsmtpd/0.40) with ESMTP; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:54:51 -0800 X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e Received: from julian-mac.elischer.org (nat.ironport.com [63.251.108.100]) by idiom.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 547E1126A2C; Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:54:50 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <473CB21A.1000501@elischer.org> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:54:50 -0800 From: Julian Elischer User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Watson References: <200711151416.lAFEGKJ6059040@repoman.freebsd.org> <473C865D.8070809@elischer.org> <20071115181401.GA17094@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <473C901F.1080906@elischer.org> <20071115194710.L82897@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20071115194710.L82897@fledge.watson.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, Gleb Smirnoff , src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Steve Kargl Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_kse.c X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:54:52 -0000 Robert Watson wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2007, Julian Elischer wrote: > >>>> "no matter how small the change, use diff + patch to move it across." >>> >>> After applying the patch on your commit machine, is it too difficult >>> to actually retest before committing? This would catch the broken >>> commit before it becomes a Tinderbox issue. >>> >>> Seems to be a QA problem on your part. >> >> yes.. but I can't do a compile from my mac. (my commit machine). The >> answer is to be rigorous about how I move the patch from the build >> machine to the commit machine. >> >> This is a temporary situation. new infrastructure will let me commit >> from my build machine again. > > I find having a copy of Parallels (or VMWare) around very useful for > precisely this situation -- it means that even when I have only the Mac > around I can easily do a local test build. The various VM packages > certainly have their limitations, but they're far better than nothing. > It's a PPC > Robert N M Watson > Computer Laboratory > University of Cambridge