Re: [PATCH] Add scripts/backport-support.sh

[Carlos O'Donell <carlos at redhat dot com>]

On 02/10/2017 05:03 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> On 02/09/2017 11:35 PM, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
>> I do not have a strong opinion here, but this workflow in the patch
>> is basically a simple git workflow. Do we really need backup this?
>> Shouldn't we just add this kind of documentation on wiki?
> 
> I think having this in a script ensures that the backports are
> consistent.

I agree.

I wish we had more scripts in the tree that helped all of the developers,
providing example workflows and tooling to facilitate that.

I don't think that saying "it's just basic git" is any reason not to have
the scripts checked in.

Just like Joseph's script 'build-many-glibcs.py' is just basic toolchain
building workflow, it is still immensely valuable for building things.
 
> We also may have to blacklist backporting certain wrappers which use
> functionality which is not available on older branches.

Agreed.

I think it's a logical and positive step for maintainers to share scripts.

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Cheers,
Carlos.