[LLVMdev] [cfe-dev] !!! 3.2 Release branch patching and the Code Owners

Nadav Rotem nrotem at apple.com
Sat Nov 17 09:57:43 PST 2012


I think that the code owner process is becoming complicated and I am not sure if it serves Chris's original intent. I don't think that we need to change every file nor do we need an automatic tool to find the owner. I think that a simple text file, or a section in the docs is enough.

On Nov 17, 2012, at 2:51, Duncan Sands <baldrick at free.fr> wrote:

> Hi Pawel, I guess the code owner could be noted in each source file.
> Eg: in SelectionDAGBuilder.cpp, there could be a line in the comment
> block at the start:
> 
> // Code owner: Owen Anderson (resistor at mac.com)
> 
> Then anyone working on a bug or with questions about code instantly knows
> who to turn to.
> 
> Ciao, Duncan.
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