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Re: Xserver driver merging pros & cons

From:  Keith Packard <keithp-aN4HjG94KOLQT0dZR+AlfA-AT-public.gmane.org>
To:  Alex Deucher <alexdeucher-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org>, Jesse Barnes <jbarnes-Y1mF5jBUw70BENJcbMCuUQ-AT-public.gmane.org>
Subject:  Re: Xserver driver merging pros & cons
Date:  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:17:24 -0500
Message-ID:  <yunzki567yz.fsf@aiko.keithp.com>
Cc:  xorg-devel-go0+a7rfsptAfugRpC6u6w-AT-public.gmane.org
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:34:51 -0400, Alex Deucher
<alexdeucher-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> The number of ABI breaks is minimal (usually 1 per
> xserver) and those can usually be fixed within a day or so of the
> breakage.

We don't get ABI changes because they're nearly impossible to handle.

> I don't rebuild the xserver nearly as often as I rebuild
> the ddx so it would mean more work to keep up with the xserver changes
> on a regular basis.

On the plus side, we'd get a whole lot more coverage of new X server
betas before release...

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