From 2b94b64306230dc3595150c5bba87ec0763d93a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam James Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2022 04:31:16 +0000 Subject: general-concepts/ebuild-revisions: note which build-time fixes need a new revision Signed-off-by: Sam James --- general-concepts/ebuild-revisions/text.xml | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/general-concepts/ebuild-revisions/text.xml b/general-concepts/ebuild-revisions/text.xml index fc5ba7c..b2fa57f 100644 --- a/general-concepts/ebuild-revisions/text.xml +++ b/general-concepts/ebuild-revisions/text.xml @@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ of thumb could be used as a guideline:
  • adding a patch to fix a build-time issue that prevented users from building the package (since it does not affect users who already - managed to build it), + managed to build it) unless: it affected runtime behaviour in some way + (e.g. -Wformat or -Wimplicit-function-declaration fixes); + the package may have been miscompiled, or the change is substantial + (if adding a huge patch to fix a problem, the chances of an unexpected + issue being introduced by it are larger).
  • adding a trivial documentation fix,
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