[LLVMdev] Question about changes to llvm::Argument::addAttr(AttributeSet AS) API

[Bill Wendling]

On Feb 6, 2013, at 2:42 AM, Óscar Fuentes <ofv at wanadoo.es> wrote:

> Bill Wendling <wendling at apple.com> writes:
> 
>> Using a development branch and then slamming those changes into trunk
>> is at odds with the llvm style incremental development philosophy.
> 
> In this case, the LLVM incremental style is counterproductive, for both
> users and developers. Who is interested on watching your API going
> through intermediate stages and (possibly) experimental points until it
> stabilizes?
> 
People who are interested in catching errors quickly before they become expensive things to hunt down.

>> Living on ToT isn't easy. No one ever said it would be.
> 
> This is no reason for ignoring practices that can improve the
> experience.
> 
The most important thing is the health of the tree.

>> The changes that are being complained about have only been happening
>> for about a week now.
> 
> I have several modifications on my code base that go back until past
> June for adapting to changes on the attributes API. But that's not the
> point. I'm not thinking about your specific case, but on the general
> one.
> 
>> And they're more stable day by day.
> 
> You are proving my point. It is a waste to use trunk for things that are
> considered by the author to be on work-on-progress state. That only
> creates noise for both developers and users, without any advantage for
> the author. Work on a feature branch and merge the changes when you are
> happy with your code.
> 
Are you new to LLVM or just haven't been paying attention? Developing features on trunk is what ALL developers do.

-bw