[Chandler-dev] Checkin process when the tree isn't green?

[John Anderson]

+1. I'd like to second Bryan's comments.

Bryan Stearns wrote:
>>  
> I'm not proposing that we change the normal policy - I'm saying 
> there's a need for a different strategy when the tree's been yellow 
> for more than, say, a week.
>
> You're saying "We don't need fire hydrants - fire extinguishers are 
> fine for keeping small fires from becoming large fires." I'm saying 
> "The entire building is engulfed - clearly, fire hydrants would be 
> useful in situations like this". :-)
>
>> What I don't understand is the extreme displeasure some people express
>> even at the mention of backing out bad changes. It is easy to backout,
>> and easy to recommit with fixes, and it will make the tree green
>> quickly. Why is this bad?
>>   
> I have no problem with backing out very recent changes, but blindly 
> backing out older changes will lead to the snowball effect I 
> mentioned, because later changes often assume previous changes. Once 
> this happens, it can become hard to figure out what changes are in and 
> which aren't.
>> I'd like to hear opinions from other people as well. What is your
>> preference to deal with tree breakage in general, and this current
>> situation?
> I'd also like to hear from others. Since no one else has responded, I 
> feel like I'm the only one troubled by this problem - is everyone else 
> happy just ignoring the rules?
>