Re: Xserver driver merging pros & cons
[Posted September 19, 2011 by corbet]
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| Keith Packard <keithp-aN4HjG94KOLQT0dZR+AlfA-AT-public.gmane.org> |
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| Alex Deucher <alexdeucher-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org>,
Jesse Barnes <jbarnes-Y1mF5jBUw70BENJcbMCuUQ-AT-public.gmane.org> |
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| Re: Xserver driver merging pros & cons |
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| Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:17:24 -0500 |
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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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