Re: Linux 2.6.11.1

[Randy.Dunlap]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> > Yup, BK could definitely handle that...
>
>
> However, it's also true that the thing BK is _worst_ at is cherry-picking 
> things, and having a collection of stuff where somebody may end up vetoing 
> one patch and saying "remove that one".
>
> So it's entirely possible that the proper tool to use for the first level 
> is not BK at all, but the evolved patch-scripts that Andrew uses, in other 
> words:
>
> 	http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt
>
> may well be a much better thing to use.
>
> I love BK, but what BK does well is merging and maintaining trees full of 
> good stuff. What BK sucks at is experimental stuff where you don't know 
> whether something should be eventually used or not.

I almost volunteered (read: suckered) and would use patch-scripts
or quilt to do the job.  It (the tool) seems to be a natural fit
for it (the job).

However, I'm happy with Greg and Chris doing it.  :)   suckers.

--
~Randy
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