#26646: Qt 4.7 Release ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Reporter: eric.c.brown@… | Owner: michaelld@… Type: update | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 1.9.1 Keywords: | Port: qt4-mac, qt4-x11, qt4-mac-devel, qt4-x11-devel ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Comment(by michaelld@…): Before I was a MP developer, I also posted straight-up Portfiles sometimes. I was told to post diffs instead, and I had the same reaction as you do: it is -just- a relatively simple 5 step process to get the diffs, so what's the big deal? What you write is true all around, but you are not thinking of how busy we as MP developer are -- not just with MP but with the rest of our lives; I, at least, volunteer my time and effort to make MP a better system and product (I assume most other MP developers do too). Given the number of Portfiles and tickets I work with, taking the 2-3 minutes to check out someone else's changes via the 5 steps -really- adds up. I'd rather complain for 2-3 minutes once than to have to check out all of the non-diff Portfiles. OTOH, if you & everyone else post just a diff, anyone can quickly view it and see what you changed and if it's worth further attention -- a simple, quick 1 step process on -our- part. Just about anyone who understands how to manipulate a Portfile can do "patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/patch-foo- Portfile.diff" just as easily as "mv ~/Downloads/foo-Portfile ./Portfile". Yes, it takes another step on -your- part to do the diff, but it makes everyone else's life easier when we just just a simple diff to work with. As for your second point (that it's not for me): Maybe so, but I'm the owner of this ticket and port, so, yes, it is for me too. Think about it, please. I'm not trying to be argumentative or disrespectful, just pragmatic given my almost-never ending work-queue & knowing that other MP developers are in a similar situation. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/26646#comment:13> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS