[pacman-dev] Explicit (opt)deps for makepkg.

[krzd at krzd.net]

On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:12:23 +0200, Xyne <xyne at archlinux.ca> wrote:
> "Tobias Eriksson" <tobier at tobier.se> wrote:
>> > Please add "file" to that list and please don't tell me to submit a
>> > patch or file a bug report for something that trivial. There's enough
>> > pointless bureaucracy in the world as is.
>> >
>> 
>> This is how open source development is done. If you want something
fixed
>> then either submit a bug report or fix problem yourself with a patch.
If
>> you don't like it... too bad for you.
> 
> 
> Whoever needs to see this has or will see it. There is no reason to
> jump through extra hoops. It's like someone telling you that you left
> your headlights on, and you respond with "send me an email about it".
> 
> In this case, asking for a patch that adds a single word to a comment
> is silly, and I would still have to submit the patch to someone for it
> to be applied, which would actually require more work than simply
> changing that line in the first place. Chanting the "submit a patch"
> mantra without regard for context seems to be a consequence of
> long-term development and concomitant apathy.
> 
> If you don't want to fix it, then don't.

Sure that in this case you don't need a patch, but where is the problem to
file a simple bug report. Just two lines of text and everything is
allright.
Just my two cents

Adam Hani Schakaki