[llvm-dev] RFC: Contributing Bazel BUILD files in the "peripheral" support tier

[Renato Golin via llvm-dev]

On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 at 04:56, Tom Stellard via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> My understanding of the policy is that these categories of things still
> need to be approved in order to be added to the tree.  Am I correct, or
> does this policy allow anyone to add an alternative build system as long
> as they can satisfy the support requirements.
>

That is my understanding as well. I don't think any policy in LLVM gives
people carte blanche to do anything without consensus.

They merely outline the requirements to be accepted, so that we don't need
to repeat them on every RFC.

I'm not really a fan of having another build system in tree, but I also
> don't want to keep devoting a lot of time to arguing about it.  I was
> hoping that with the pitch process, we could avoid the kind of back and
> forth arguing on the list that typically make these RFCs so tiring.
>

Indeed. We seem to be getting the same kind of questions and answers
from the first iteration.

I believe having a pitch document would be "faster" and generate less
conflict than continuing this RFC.

Pitch versus RFC should be orthogonal to the (recently added and still
immature) support policy.

I see pitches as a way to solve conflicts, not add bureaucracy.

cheers,
--renato
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