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Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH 3/3] Remove tinfo.pc workaround info from build.tx
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Eric S. Raymond |
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Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH 3/3] Remove tinfo.pc workaround info from build.txt, obselete since 3.5 |
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Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:49:28 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) |
Gary E. Miller <address@hidden>:
> > I understood this to mean that the gpsd source had a fix in it since
> > 3.5, hence 3.6 (et seq) do not need this info.
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> I await esr's opinion on his comments.
I no longer remember. Sanjeev: when in doubt, look at the fix commit, figure
out what it's doing, and test it. It is unwise to remove workarounds unless
you're sure the 'fix' wasn't the workaround.
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>